# India seeks discount in rare one-year urea import tender, say sources

> India issued a global urea import tender seeking discounts on 600,000 tonnes for supply from March 1, the first tender to lock in discount levels. The tender closes January 23 with offers valid until February 5, and India aims to import about 4 million tonnes through routine tenders in the year.

- Date: 2023-01-06 · published 2023-01-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region India · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/10452-india-seeks-discount-in-rare-one-year-urea-import-tender-say-sources
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md)

## Why it matters

India's large import program is a major source of global urea demand, and discount-based bids could push producers to cut offers, pressuring urea prices lower.

## Read by commodity

- UREA: bearish ▼

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| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
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| UREA | 2024-03-30 | [Indian Tender pushes Urea prices down.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5304-indian-tender-pushes-urea-prices-down.md) | -13.2% | -18.2% |
| UREA | 2024-11-04 | [India's Urea Tender Fails to Revive Prices \| CZ app](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27723-india-s-urea-tender-fails-to-revive-prices-cz-app.md) | -2.0% | -1.9% |
| UREA | 2025-02-24 | [Urea Prices Stall Amid Delayed India Tender \| CZ app](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7457-urea-prices-stall-amid-delayed-india-tender-cz-app.md) | -0.3% | -4.4% |

## Sources

- theprint.in: https://theprint.in/economy/india-seeks-discount-in-rare-one-year-urea-import-tender-document/1301632/

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