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October 09, 2026 at 08:17 PM

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October 09, 2026 at 08:17 PM

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The Reality of Fertilizer Prices: Why 2027 Could Bring More Pain for Farmers

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  "title": "The Reality of Fertilizer Prices: Why 2027 Could Bring More Pain for Farmers",
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    "url": "https://www.youtube.com/@FarmJournal",
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    "risks": [
      "Ongoing geopolitical tensions (Strait of Hormuz, Canada-US relations) impacting supply.",
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      "High fertilizer prices destroying demand, leading to reduced production.",
      "Lack of sulfur supply impacting phosphate production costs."
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      "Fertilizer prices",
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    "summary": "The speaker, Josh Linville of StoneX, discusses the ongoing impact of global tensions, specifically the Strait of Hormuz and the Russia-Ukraine conflict, on fertilizer prices for 2027. He highlights that even if tensions ease, the damage to supply chains and market dynamics is long-lasting. Linville also points to China's potential urea exports and tight anhydrous ammonia inventories, alongside a critical shortage of sulfur impacting phosphate production, as key factors driving high prices and potential demand destruction.",
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        "point": "Even if we solved the Strait of Hormuz right now, everything went back to normal, vessel traffic, peace, all those fun things, I think we're still talking about the story spring of 2027.",
        "timestamp": "00:00:22",
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        "point": "We've done too much damage for too long. This has been going on since February 28th. You don't undo that kind of damage overnight.",
        "timestamp": "00:00:37",
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      {
        "point": "China normally exports somewhere between five and five and a half million tons of urea per year to the rest of the world.",
        "timestamp": "00:00:59",
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      {
        "point": "This year, they're opening the floodgates. If they were to export all the tons that we think they've approved, it could be upwards of 8, 9, 10 million tons.",
        "timestamp": "00:01:13",
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        "point": "A lot of that's going to be prilled urea, so that's not something we use here in the states, but it still goes into the overall bank, it still goes into that overall S&D.",
        "timestamp": "00:01:21",
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        "point": "If there's relief [for anhydrous ammonia], it's because our fall application season just didn't happen.",
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        "point": "We started [the fertilizer year, July 1st] at about as low as we can remember in recent times. That's bad.",
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        "point": "One of the manufacturers when they came out with their programs, didn't even have a summer fill. That tells you they only had enough to fill their own system.",
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        "point": "We started tight. We think the demand has gone up. You start to look at next year. Now, is $5 corn on new crop good? It's better than $4.25. It's not as good as $5.50 was when we hit the high, but it has improved from that low. So we are building corn acres in 2027. That brings nitrogen demand with it.",
        "timestamp": "00:02:11",
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        "point": "Supplies are too tight, demand is too high. You can't fix supply, you destroy demand with higher prices.",
        "timestamp": "00:02:37",
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        "point": "You have already seen President Trump talk about tariffing potash coming from Canada.",
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        "point": "90% of our [US] imports [of potash] come from Canada.",
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        "point": "Half the world's sulfur supply goes through the Strait of Hormuz. Russia shut theirs down. That's another 17%. Two-thirds of the world's sulfur supply is gone right now.",
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        "point": "One of the two biggest input costs is for phosphate production... It's sulfur.",
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        "point": "Even if we were to drop the price of phosphate, farmers say, nope, I'm not going to use it. We'll just skip it. We'll wait. We'll reduce. The market's saying, fine, drop the price. I'll just shut down more production.",
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  "transcript": "Welcome back to the University of Missouri. We have alum Josh Linville joining us to talk about fertilizer prices. Josh, let's dive right into things because as the straight of war moves, as we continue to see these tensions happen, you know, headlines change every day, but do you think this is going to continue to impact fertilizer prices as we head into 2027? I think even if we solved the straight of war moves right now, everything went back to normal, vessel traffic, peace, all those fun things. I think we're still talking about the story spring of 2027. I don't think farmers are getting out of this. Could it reprice some of these high prices? Yes, is it going to solve it back to what we thought was normal? Absolutely not. We've done too much damage for too long. This has been going on since February 28th. You don't undo that kind of damage overnight. You know, I know you've been keeping a close eye on China for some of these inputs, but let's talk about urea. How much could we see Chinese urea exports? How much could we see that jump before the new year? And realistically, how will that volume impact the prices that farmers see? So to know what they're doing, you've got to know what they normally do. China normally exports somewhere between five and five and a half million tons of urea per year to the rest of the world. Not a lot of it comes here, but it still goes to the global S&D. That still impacts the pricing out there. The government's been holding a lot of those tons back in recent years because of everything that's been going on. This year, they're opening the floodgates. If they were to export all the tons that we think they've approved, it could be upwards of 8, 9, 10 million tons. Now, unfortunately, a lot of that's going to be prilled urea, so that's not something we use here in the states, but it still goes into the overall bank. It still goes into that overall S&D. That is one of the good positive things that we have in the fertilizer markets right now. Well, one thing that's really not a positive, let's talk about anhydrous ammonia. That's a, I mean, I'm getting a lot of questions from farmers, especially here in Missouri, what's going to happen. So we're hearing that inventories are tight, Josh. Are they, are they tight all over? And do you see any relief when it comes to anhydrous ammonia as farmers are looking at what to price this fall? If there's relief, it's because our fall application season just didn't happen. And that's a problem in itself, right? So we started this fertilizer year. We started July 1st. We started at about as low as we can remember in recent times. That's bad. It was bad enough that one of the manufacturers when they came out with their programs, didn't even have a summer fill. That tells you they only had enough to fill their own system. So we started tight. We think the demand has gone up. You start to look at next year. Now, is $5 corn on new crop good? It's better than $4.25. It's not as good as $5.50 was when we hit the high, but it has improved from that low. So we are building corn acres in 2027. That brings nitrogen demand with it. So you combine all that, that's why we're seeing product so tight. That's why we're seeing prices so high. The manufacturers are saying, listen, the S&D is out of balance. Everything goes back to Econ 101, guys. Supply demand, supplies are too tight, demand is too high. You can't fix supply. You destroy demand with higher prices. Well, let's look at potash and and and also uh phosphate because when you look at those two specifically, what do you think poses the biggest risk? And as we continue to see tensions with Canada heat up, are you worried at all that we may restrict some of that supply here? Absolutely. You have already seen President Trump talk about tariffing potash coming from Canada. And rightfully so, we're one of their biggest places. A lot of the Canadian flows come through the US and out to the rest of the world. Canada knows how reliant we are on their product. 90% of our imports, and we don't produce a whole lot. 90% of our imports come from Canada. Whether we like to admit it or not on either side of the border, we're married to each other. We might be having a little bit of a tiff. We might not be eating dinner together, but we better get this figured out for the sake of both sides of the border. Phosphate, listen, it's come back to the straight of war moves. You can easily sit there and say, Saudi Arabia is the third biggest exporter in the world. They're blocked from the rest of the world. That's not the story. It's the lack of sulfur. Half the world's sulfur supply goes through the straight of war moves. Russia shut theirs down. That's another 17%. Two-thirds of the world's sulfur supply is gone right now. Guess what one of the two biggest input cost is for phosphate production? It's sulfur. So right now, even if we were to drop the price of phosphate, farmers say, nope, I'm not going to use it. We'll just skip it. We'll wait. We'll reduce. The market's saying, fine, drop the price. I'll just shut down more production. Yeah, that sulfur situation is very scary. Josh, it's so good to see you in person, so good to see you right here at the University of Missouri. All right, we need to take a quick break, and then here in Missouri, we see black walnuts, the timber is really a big economic generator, but because of research here at Mizzou, they're putting the focus black back on the black walnut. We're going to talk about that when we come back.",
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