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Rising global fertiliser prices signal pressure on Kenya’s food costs
Workers offload bags of Mavuno subsidised fertiliser for top dressing from a truck at the National Cereals and Produce Board depot in Elburgon, Nakuru County on June 10, 2025.
Fertiliser prices have sustained a rising trend globally, signalling possible renewed pressure on Kenya’s food production expenses ahead of the next planting season.
The latest World Bank’s Commodity Markets Outlook for October 2025 shows fertiliser prices rising by an average of 19 to 21 percent year-on-year, making them the only major commodity group to defy the global trend of easing prices.
