# China reopens urea exports with $660pt price floor

> Profercy reports that China has begun issuing urea export quotas of roughly 1.5 to 1.6 million tonnes for June to August, with minimum FOB price floors of $660 per tonne for prilled and $670 for granular urea. Local Chinese prices are well below $300 per tonne FOB equivalent, and direct sales to India may be permitted at a $20 premium.

- Date: 2026-05-26 · published 2026-05-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/19179-china-reopens-urea-exports-with-660pt-price-floor
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md)

## Why it matters

Chinese quota supply could add meaningful urea volume to a tight global market, though the high price floors may limit how much it eases international prices.

## Read by commodity

- UREA: bearish ▼

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2026-06-04 | 5 | -21.5% | -4.7 | China reopening urea exports with quotas of about 1.5-1.6 mt for June-August signals a major supply return, which drove a sharp bearish repricing. |
| UREA | 2026-05-31 | 1 | -17.0% | -11.4 | China issuing urea export quotas (1.5-1.6 Mt for June-August) reopens a large supply source after months of absence, a direct bearish supply shock for global urea prices. |

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2026-06-02 | [China’s 2026 Urea Export Policy: From $660/t Price Floor to 3.3M-Tonne Quota - Fertilizer Daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7281-china-s-2026-urea-export-policy-from-660-t-price-floor-to-3-3m-tonne-quota.md) | -8.2% | -16.1% |
| UREA | 2025-06-26 | [China to Relax Urea Export Ban, Easing Global Price Pressure - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24142-china-to-relax-urea-export-ban-easing-global-price-pressure-bloomberg.md) | +5.4% | +11.3% |
| UREA | 2025-01-03 | [China's urea futures hit lowest since 2023 amid oversupply, export curbs](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11883-china-s-urea-futures-hit-lowest-since-2023-amid-oversupply-export-curbs.md) | +2.1% | +6.3% |
| UREA | 2025-01-06 | [China's urea futures hit lowest since 2023 amid oversupply, export curbs](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11884-china-s-urea-futures-hit-lowest-since-2023-amid-oversupply-export-curbs.md) | +4.0% | +14.8% |
| UREA | 2025-05-12 | [Urea Market Hit by Chinese Export Uncertainty \| CZ app](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24591-urea-market-hit-by-chinese-export-uncertainty-cz-app.md) | -0.4% | -23.4% |

## Sources

- profercy.com: https://www.profercy.com/insights/china-reopens-urea-exports-with-660pt-price-floor

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