# Egypt hikes gas prices to fertilizer plants by 50%, lifts subsidy obligations

> The Egyptian government raised natural gas prices for fertilizer plants by 50% and temporarily exempted them from supplying subsidized fertilizer to the domestic market, allowing full output to go to export contracts. The agriculture minister said subsidized supplies to farmers will continue, with government stocks covering two months of demand. Gas supplies to plants had already been cut by 33%.

- Date: 2026-11-15 · published 2026-11-15T18:12:49.961Z
- Category: policy · region Egypt · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/101537-egypt-hikes-gas-prices-to-fertilizer-plants-by-50-lifts-subsidy-obligations
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md)

## Why it matters

Gas curtailments reduce Egyptian nitrogen output, which supports prices, while the export exemption adds supply to world markets. The net effect on urea prices depends on how much extra product reaches export markets.

## Read by commodity

- UREA: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2024-11-01 | [Fertilizer subsidy payout declines in April-September  - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5408-fertilizer-subsidy-payout-declines-in-april-september-the-hindubusinessline.md) | -4.7% | -5.0% |
| UREA | 2022-12-06 | [Fertilizer subsidy bill in FY23 seen at ₹2.3-2.5 lakh cr.; may drop  25% in FY24: FAI - The Hindu](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38551-fertilizer-subsidy-bill-in-fy23-seen-at-2-3-2-5-lakh-cr-may-drop-25-in-fy24-fai.md) | -0.8% | -8.9% |
| UREA | 2021-02-01 | [Significant increase in fertiliser subsidy as Budget sidesteps reform](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12942-significant-increase-in-fertiliser-subsidy-as-budget-sidesteps-reform.md) | -4.3% | +0.7% |
| UREA | 2026-05-06 | [Hoeven Lays Out Priorities on Fertilizer, Farm Aid, Farm Bill and Trade \| American Ag Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19217-hoeven-lays-out-priorities-on-fertilizer-farm-aid-farm-bill-and-trade-american.md) | -4.5% | -27.3% |
| UREA | 2022-07-20 | [Morocco's OCP offers Africa 550k tonnes of fertilizers \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40817-morocco-s-ocp-offers-africa-550k-tonnes-of-fertilizers-financial-post.md) | -1.2% | +13.6% |

## Sources

- almanassa.com: https://almanassa.com/en/news/34960

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