Fertilizer prices increased on average by 50% compared to pre-crisis levels.
AgricultureEuropean Union
- Omissions
- The claim does not specify which 'crisis' it refers to (COVID-19, energy/Ukraine war, or another), nor which year constitutes the pre-crisis baseline.
- The only primary source found (Eurostat, published 2026-05-19) provides year-on-year data (Q4 2025 vs Q4 2024 = +8%) and general trend descriptions, but a direct pre-crisis comparison index was not accessible in the search results.
- The MEP did not cite any source for the 50% figure, making independent verification of its origin impossible.
- Global fertilizer price data (World Bank) suggests increases well above 50% from pre-2021 levels, but global trends cannot be automatically extrapolated to the EU.
- Sources
- PrimaryEurostatIn the fourth quarter of 2025, the average price of fertilisers and soil improvers in the EU rose by 8.0% compared with the same quarter of 2024. Fertiliser prices surged in 2021 and 2022 before declining in 2023 and 2024. In 2025, prices increased again for 4 consecutive quarters. Increases were recorded in 24 of the 27 EU countries in Q4 2025.
- SecondaryHortidailyIn the fourth quarter of 2025, the average price of fertilizers and soil amendments in the European Union rose 8.0% compared to the same quarter of 2024. Fertilizer prices surged in 2021 and 2022 before falling back in 2023 and 2024, then climbed again for four consecutive quarters in 2025.