# Urea price decline accelerates to $386/t as China quota releases and Hormuz talks ease supply fears — Fertilizer Daily

> Urea fell to $386/t on August 11, down 3.5% in one session and more than 7% over the month, according to TradingEconomics data. China reopened urea export quotas for June through August, adding tonnage to global markets. Progress in Iran-Oman talks on a Hormuz transit lane also eased the geopolitical risk premium.

- Date: 2026-08-14 · published 2026-08-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/18190-urea-price-decline-accelerates-to-386-t-as-china-quota-releases-and-hormuz
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md)

## Why it matters

Returning Chinese export volumes and reduced risk premia add supply into a seasonally weak Northern Hemisphere market, pushing nitrogen prices lower for feed and grain buyers.

## Read by commodity

- UREA: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2026-09-09 | [Urea eases to $443/t as Hormuz negotiations and China’s export surge quiet global supply fears](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17786-urea-eases-to-443-t-as-hormuz-negotiations-and-china-s-export-surge-quiet.md) | +3.0% | -3.0% |
| UREA | 2026-08-20 | [IFDC: China’s urea exports ease nitrogen prices, but fertilizer markets remain tense - Fertilizer Daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17859-ifdc-china-s-urea-exports-ease-nitrogen-prices-but-fertilizer-markets-remain.md) | +1.1% | +17.4% |
| UREA | 2026-10-08 | [Urea Prices Drop in India as China Reshapes Fertilizer Markets Across the Americas](https://feedsoft.ai/events/658-urea-prices-drop-in-india-as-china-reshapes-fertilizer-markets-across-the.md) | +2.3% | +2.6% |
| UREA | 2026-05-23 | [Brazil's structural shift to ammonium sulfate is pulling urea prices down; China's return is the year's biggest wildcard - Fertilizer Daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19579-brazil-s-structural-shift-to-ammonium-sulfate-is-pulling-urea-prices-down-china.md) | -19.8% | -31.4% |
| UREA | 2025-08-26 | [Amid thaw in ties, China to soon revive fertilizer supply to India \| Mint](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23274-amid-thaw-in-ties-china-to-soon-revive-fertilizer-supply-to-india-mint.md) | -5.8% | -8.8% |

## Sources

- fertilizerdaily.com: https://www.fertilizerdaily.com/20260814-urea-price-decline-386-august-2026-china-hormuz/

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