Published
October 2026 procurement briefing
Energy and fertilizer price figures with dated World Bank sources, scenario sensitivity and planning calculators.
SeedMatchGroup · Briefing archive
Agricultural briefings
Procurement updates and market intelligence for commercial agricultural buyers, organised by year.
Dates distinguish original publication from the update date recorded on each report. The current archive covers 2021 to 2026.
The archive details are available in English, Spanish and Arabic. Older full reports remain in English unless a localized edition is shown.
Procurement hub — compare years and regions
Filter every published briefing, official price reference and planning tool together by year and region, including country prices that are not part of this archive.
15 briefings
2026
Updated
Global Greenhouse Investment Report
Commercial greenhouse investment, technology and project planning.
Updated
Agricultural Infrastructure Outlook
Infrastructure procurement and commercial agricultural projects.
Updated
Global Irrigation Market Report
Commercial irrigation, pumping and water infrastructure.
Updated
Food Security Investments
Food-security programmes and agricultural infrastructure.
Updated
Water Efficiency Technologies
Irrigation, water reuse, treatment and monitoring.
Updated
Controlled Environment Agriculture Report
Greenhouses, vertical farms and plant factories.
2025
Published
2025 energy and fertilizer price context
Observed World Bank annual average prices for 2025 (oil, gas, urea, DAP, potash) with year-on-year change. Historical benchmarks, not forecasts or local prices.
2024
Published
2024 energy and fertilizer price context
Observed World Bank annual average prices for 2024 (oil, gas, urea, DAP, potash) with year-on-year change. Historical benchmarks, not forecasts or local prices.
2023
Published
2023 energy and fertilizer price context
Observed World Bank annual average prices for 2023 (oil, gas, urea, DAP, potash) with year-on-year change. Historical benchmarks, not forecasts or local prices.
2022
Published
2022 energy and fertilizer price context
Observed World Bank annual average prices for 2022 (oil, gas, urea, DAP, potash) with year-on-year change. Historical benchmarks, not forecasts or local prices.
2021
Published
2021 energy and fertilizer price context
Observed World Bank annual average prices for 2021 (oil, gas, urea, DAP, potash) with year-on-year change. Historical benchmarks, not forecasts or local prices.
Energy, fertilizer and running-cost price index
Dated World Bank figures, regional official sources and a running-cost estimate for your own cost mix.
Price scenarios by year: energy and fertilizer, 2021–2025
Observed annual average world prices from the World Bank. Use the spread between years as low/high sensitivity cases for operating-cost planning.
| Year | Brent crude ($/bbl) | Natural gas, Europe ($/mmbtu) | Urea ($/t) | DAP ($/t) | Potassium chloride ($/t) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 70.4 | 16.1 | 483.2 | 601.0 | 542.8 |
| 2022 | 99.8 | 40.3 | 700.0 | 772.2 | 863.4 |
| 2023 | 82.6 | 13.1 | 358.0 | 550.0 | 383.2 |
| 2024 | 80.7 | 11.0 | 338.3 | 563.7 | 295.1 |
| 2025 | 69.0 | 12.0 | 422.7 | 685.2 | 347.5 |
| Observed range | 69.0–99.8 | 11.0–40.3 | 338.3–700.0 | 550.0–772.2 | 295.1–863.4 |
Historical world benchmark prices in nominal US dollars — not forecasts and not local delivered prices. Local tariffs, freight, taxes and FX change what a project pays.
Source: World Bank Commodity Price Data (The Pink Sheet), annual prices (2026-10-12).
Yield figures are not shown: no comparable, sourced greenhouse yield series is available for this hub. Use your agronomist's crop plan.
Financing assumptions are not preset: interest rate, tenor, grace period and down payment depend on your lender and are entered by you. No financing is offered or promised.
Apply these cases in the greenhouse cost calculatorTest your own loan terms in the debt-service (DSCR) calculatorProcurement scenario journey
Build one evidence trail from price risk to project RFQ
Use the same transparent planning basis across price sensitivity, operating cost, yield and financing checks. Each tool keeps buyer-entered values separate from sourced evidence.
1. Price evidence
Start with dated global index evidence, then replace it with applicable local tariffs and contract terms.
Open briefing2. Operating cost
Test energy, water, fertigation, labour and other annual costs with editable low, base and high cases.
Test operating cost3. Yield case
Enter a crop and yield planning case. No yield value is supplied or guaranteed by SeedMatchGroup.
Build yield case4. Financing readiness
Check debt-service coverage as an eligibility scenario, not a financing offer or approval.
Check DSCRShared assumption rules
- Price: the briefing tests +24% energy and +31% fertilizer indices from the World Bank outlook published 28 April 2026; these are not local prices.
- Yield: always buyer-entered and subject to local crop, cultivar, climate and agronomic checks.
- Financing: scenario outputs do not constitute an offer, eligibility decision or approval.
Carry the reviewed scenario into one project brief
For commercial projects from USD 250,000, the briefing can transfer its current totals and assumption notes into the RFQ. A sourcing specialist reviews the brief before any manual supplier outreach.
Open full project RFQPlan your project with the team
Your contact details
Used the price history above? Send your project details. Briefs go to the SeedMatchGroup team, who review them and follow up with you. For commercial projects from USD 250,000; the buyer service is free and no offers or prices are guaranteed.