ammonia

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Prices for anhydrous ammonia and urea, key ingredients for fertilizers used to grow corn and soybeans, have appreciated significantly year-over-year, with much of those gains coming after the war started in late February.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

Gulf countries are major exporters of nitrogen fertilisers like urea -- which provides plants with nitrogen to aid green leafy growth -- as well as ammonia and phosphate.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

While the vast majority of liquid nitrogen and ammonia is domestically produced, the U.S. imports about half of its urea, making it susceptible to the Middle East supply shock.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 29, 2026

The fighting has stranded big chunks of the world’s supply of ammonia, urea, sulfur and phosphates.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

“Yes, a dream,” and then sleep overcame her again and she fell back and began to snore, but the shock of the ammonia had lifted her up nearer consciousness and she was more restless.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck