# UN proposes Oman-based mechanism to restore fertilizer transit through Strait of Hormuz — Fertilizer Daily

> UN Secretary-General Guterres proposed a neutral coordination mechanism managed from Oman to facilitate fertilizer shipments through the Strait of Hormuz. The strait has been effectively closed to commercial traffic since late February, cutting off roughly 20% of seaborne fertilizer exports. The plan works only if all parties to the conflict accept it, and Tehran opposes the US position on transit fees.

- Date: 2026-08-25 · published 2026-08-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Strait of Hormuz · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/18193-un-proposes-oman-based-mechanism-to-restore-fertilizer-transit-through-strait
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md)

## Why it matters

A workable transit mechanism would restore fertilizer flows and ease the supply premium in urea, but Iran's rejection of key conditions leaves the outcome uncertain.

## Read by commodity

- UREA: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2026-06-26 | [Fertilizer shipments begin exiting through Hormuz strait \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18704-fertilizer-shipments-begin-exiting-through-hormuz-strait-the-western-producer.md) | -9.1% | +1.5% |
| UREA | 2026-07-24 | [WTO data confirms Strait of Hormuz fertilizer trade disruption is easing as urea nears pre-war price — Fertilizer Daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18655-wto-data-confirms-strait-of-hormuz-fertilizer-trade-disruption-is-easing-as.md) | +1.6% | -1.2% |
| UREA | 2026-06-18 | [Fertilizer, fuel prices drop with all eyes on Strait of Hormuz \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18705-fertilizer-fuel-prices-drop-with-all-eyes-on-strait-of-hormuz-agri-pulse.md) | -3.1% | -4.6% |
| UREA | 2026-06-24 | [NOLA urea prices drop 55% from April peak as Hormuz ceasefire and renewed Chinese exports reshape the market — Fertilizer Daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19117-nola-urea-prices-drop-55-from-april-peak-as-hormuz-ceasefire-and-renewed.md) | -1.9% | -0.6% |
| UREA | 2026-06-22 | [Urea fertilizer prices tumble as strait reopens \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19116-urea-fertilizer-prices-tumble-as-strait-reopens-the-western-producer.md) | -2.4% | -3.0% |

## Sources

- fertilizerdaily.com: https://www.fertilizerdaily.com/20260825-un-hormuz-fertilizer-transit-mechanism-2026/

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