# Urea fertilizer price drops in May as cheaper alternatives found

> Urea prices have fallen in recent weeks after rising more than 80% in markets such as Brazil and Egypt following the outbreak of US-Iran hostilities in late February. Brazilian importers have pushed back, favoring cheaper ammonium sulfate, which surpassed urea imports in 2025 and continued to lead in early 2026.

- Date: 2026-05-20 · published 2026-05-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Brazil · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/19581-urea-fertilizer-price-drops-in-may-as-cheaper-alternatives-found
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md)

## Why it matters

Buyers switching to cheaper nitrogen products reduces urea demand and eases the price spike, though supply disruption through Hormuz keeps a floor under 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 | Buyer pushback and substitution to cheaper alternatives after the spike reduced urea demand in Brazil and Egypt. |

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 2024-04-29 | [May '24 Aussie Farmer Fertilizer Focus - Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9421-may-24-aussie-farmer-fertilizer-focus-urea.md) | -7.7% | -6.1% |
| UREA | 2025-09-01 | [India’s Urea Tender on 2 September to Shape Global Fertilizer Prices -](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6879-india-s-urea-tender-on-2-september-to-shape-global-fertilizer-prices.md) | -7.0% | -8.8% |
| 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 | 2021-08-05 | [Fertilizer prices stabilise after boom](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45871-fertilizer-prices-stabilise-after-boom.md) | +1.4% | +8.5% |

## Sources

- producer.com: https://www.producer.com/news/urea-fertilzer-prices-drop-in-may/

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