# Urea climbs to $453 per tonne as tight granular supply lifts Profercy nitrogen index 6 points - Fertilizer Daily

> Global urea climbed to $453 per metric ton on September 14, extending a rebound from the summer correction. Profercy's Nitrogen Index rose 6.3 points in the week ending September 8, with Brazil offers above $460 CFR. Active buying in Latin America and China's restricted 3.3 million tonne export quota are tightening granular supply.

- Date: 2026-09-17 · published 2026-09-17T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/17785-urea-climbs-to-453-per-tonne-as-tight-granular-supply-lifts-profercy-nitrogen
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md)

## Why it matters

Tight seaborne urea supply and strong Latin American buying point to firmer nitrogen prices heading into fall application. An upcoming India tender could push prices higher still.

## Read by commodity

- UREA: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2020-08-10 | [Profercy World Nitrogen Index registers large gains as urea prices continue to ramp up](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51542-profercy-world-nitrogen-index-registers-large-gains-as-urea-prices-continue-to.md) | -2.8% | -6.6% |
| UREA | 2026-02-13 | [India Urea Tender Tightens Global Fertilizer Supplies Again - RFD-TV](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20534-india-urea-tender-tightens-global-fertilizer-supplies-again-rfd-tv.md) | +0.1% | +31.0% |
| UREA | 2020-11-20 | [Profercy World Nitrogen Index makes strong gains as urea values continue to increase ahead of India’s return](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50466-profercy-world-nitrogen-index-makes-strong-gains-as-urea-values-continue-to.md) | +9.4% | +7.9% |
| UREA | 2021-09-24 | [Profercy’s Nitrogen Index makes largest weekly increase and hits 2012 high as nitrogen shortage bites](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45387-profercy-s-nitrogen-index-makes-largest-weekly-increase-and-hits-2012-high-as.md) | +6.2% | +39.6% |
| UREA | 2021-02-13 | [High fertilizer prices likely to climb more - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12875-high-fertilizer-prices-likely-to-climb-more-grainews.md) | +1.2% | +13.6% |

## Sources

- fertilizerdaily.com: https://www.fertilizerdaily.com/20260917-urea-price-453-september-2026-profercy-nitrogen-index/

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