{"id":22790,"date":"2022-02-03T16:28:33","date_gmt":"2022-02-03T07:28:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/en\/?p=22790"},"modified":"2023-02-16T17:34:46","modified_gmt":"2023-02-16T08:34:46","slug":"fertilizer-crisis-behind-soaring-food-prices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/en\/features\/trading-investment\/2022-02-fertilizer-crisis-behind-soaring-food-prices\/","title":{"rendered":"The fertilizer crisis behind those soaring food prices"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"22790\" class=\"elementor elementor-22790\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d853eda elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d853eda\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6a8ec37\" data-id=\"6a8ec37\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b606a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1b606a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"940\" height=\"228\" src=\"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/JAN-NO5-Infographic\ube44\ub8cc\ube44\uad508.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-28505\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/JAN-NO5-Infographic\ube44\ub8cc\ube44\uad508.jpg 940w, https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/JAN-NO5-Infographic\ube44\ub8cc\ube44\uad508-300x73.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-623bf5a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"623bf5a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Among all the numbers we met in 2021, one of the most serious for the world was the price of food. The UN\u2019s benchmark food and commodity prices index shows that we saw a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/news.un.org\/en\/story\/2022\/01\/1109212\">28.1% jump from 2020<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 a 10-year high. Normally prices would stabilize as production rises to meet demand, but high input costs, the ongoing pandemic, and climate volatility prevented this from happening last year, according to the UN\u2019s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).<\/p><p>For global trading companies, one of the most important factors to consider when supporting food supply is the fertilizer market, as\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/surging-fertilizer-costs-push-farmers-to-shift-planting-plans-raise-prices-11639580768\">surging fertilizer costs<\/a>\u00a0have been identified as a major factor driving up food prices \u2013 affecting\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2021-11-03\/higher-fertilizer-prices-mean-more-food-inflation\">every plate of food<\/a>\u00a0given how vital fertilizer is to raising crops for both direct human consumption and livestock feed.<\/p><p>With concerns lingering about the outlook for this year, let\u2019s take a closer look at the fertilizer situation.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a69354 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1a69354\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What\u2019s caused fertilizer costs to surge?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3219b53 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3219b53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There are various factors explaining why fertilizer prices have more than doubled over the past year. Fundamentally, it\u2019s due to a global shortage of the chemicals needed to make fertilizer \u2013 and one of the main reasons for this is the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/en\/global-energy-crisis-get-next\/\">global energy crisis<\/a>\u00a0we addressed last year. That\u2019s because the most important types of fertilizer are nitrogen-based and processed using coal or natural gas.<\/p><p>While the shortage of those energy sources caused some fertilizer plants to shut down in Europe, China cut exports to maintain supply at home. And then extreme weather, including hurricanes in North America, hit fertilizer production along with global shipments.<\/p><p>As a result of the ongoing impact,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.agri-pulse.com\/articles\/17036-study-rising-fertilizer-prices-will-hit-farmers-hard-in-2022\">farmers are expected to use less fertilizer<\/a>\u00a0and therefore produce less crops, keeping food supply down and prices high.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1f508a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e1f508a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The importance of inorganic fertilizer<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f4d113 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3f4d113\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The emergence of inorganic fertilizer production just over 100 years ago has undoubtedly transformed the world \u2013 feeding the global population, which has jumped by around 7 billion in that time.<\/p><p>Inorganic fertilizer, which is chemical-based nutrient, is predominantly nitrogen-based, including urea and ammonium. Other important inorganic fertilizer materials include phosphorus and potassium. By comparison, organic fertilizer comes from animals and plants.<\/p><p>So, why use inorganic? Despite rising costs, they are still considered more affordable, effective, and easier to use. The infographic below expands on the differences.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-726213e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"726213e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/Infographic_fertilizer-shortage.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Infographic_fertilizer-shortage\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Mjg1MDYsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9uZXdzLnNhbXN1bmdjbnQuY29tXC91cGxvYWRcLzIuMFwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvc2l0ZXNcLzNcLzIwMjJcLzAyXC9JbmZvZ3JhcGhpY19mZXJ0aWxpemVyLXNob3J0YWdlLmpwZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"940\" height=\"1577\" src=\"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/Infographic_fertilizer-shortage.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-28506\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/Infographic_fertilizer-shortage.jpg 940w, https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/Infographic_fertilizer-shortage-179x300.jpg 179w, https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/Infographic_fertilizer-shortage-610x1024.jpg 610w, https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/Infographic_fertilizer-shortage-916x1536.jpg 916w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70e0c5e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"70e0c5e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Role of Samsung C&amp;T<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f96c1a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f96c1a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There are some factors that are impossible for any global trading company to control, such as global food demand, pandemics, and weather conditions. Yet, traders can draw hope from past recoveries, such as when fertilizer prices stabilized in 2009 after\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fb.org\/market-intel\/too-many-to-count-factors-driving-fertilizer-prices-higher-and-higher\">rapidly spiking in 2008<\/a>.<\/p><p>By harnessing international networks to strengthen supply chains and maximize trading opportunities, trading companies can help ride out the storm. Samsung C&amp;T Trading &amp; Investment Group is well placed to do so because it has offices across the world, and has been operating in the fertilizer business for decades since the 1970s.<\/p><p>As a global trader, Samsung C&amp;T is keeping a close eye on changes in the fertilizer market and cooperating with customers around the world to expand supply of chemical fertilizers as well as\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/en\/feeding-food-life-force-ammonia\/\">ammonia<\/a>\u00a0used as a raw material for fertilizer production. Ultimately, the company is aiming to contribute to the stabilization of fertilizer and food prices amid the current imbalance in supply and demand.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Among all the numbers we met in 2021, one of the most serious for the world was the price of food. The UN\u2019s benchmark food and commodity prices index shows that we saw a\u00a028.1% jump from 2020\u00a0\u2013 a 10-year high. Normally prices would stabilize as production rises to meet demand, but high input costs, the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":29418,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22790","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-trading-investment"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>The fertilizer crisis behind those soaring food prices - Samsung C&amp;T Newsroom<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/en\/features\/trading-investment\/2022-02-fertilizer-crisis-behind-soaring-food-prices\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The fertilizer crisis behind those soaring food prices - Samsung C&amp;T Newsroom\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Among all the numbers we met in 2021, one of the most serious for the world was the price of food. 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