# India to import record 2.5 million tons of urea at nearly double price paid two months ago | Reuters

> India plans to import a record 2.5 million metric tons of urea, about a quarter of its annual imports, at nearly double the price paid two months earlier. The purchases come as Middle East war disruption has already pushed prices higher.

- Date: 2026-04-22 · published 2026-04-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region India · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/20031-india-to-import-record-2-5-million-tons-of-urea-at-nearly-double-price-paid-two
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md)

## Why it matters

A record import volume tightens global nitrogen supply and is likely to push urea prices higher. That raises costs for farmers in import-dependent markets.

## Read by commodity

- UREA: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2025-11-03 | [India's urea imports jumps 2x to 5.8 million tonnes in April-Oct: Govt \| Agriculture - Business Standard](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6230-india-s-urea-imports-jumps-2x-to-5-8-million-tonnes-in-april-oct-govt.md) | +2.3% | -5.2% |
| UREA | 2026-04-27 | [India To Import 64 Lakh Tonnnes Of Urea, 19 Lakh Tonnes Of Other Fertilisers Amid Rising Prices From US-Israel-Iran War](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7259-india-to-import-64-lakh-tonnnes-of-urea-19-lakh-tonnes-of-other-fertilisers.md) | -8.8% | -16.4% |
| UREA | 2024-11-17 | [India Secures Urea Tender But More Price Support Needed \| CZ app](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27321-india-secures-urea-tender-but-more-price-support-needed-cz-app.md) | -0.4% | +3.0% |
| UREA | 2020-04-20 | [AgroPages-China’s prilled urea sellers await return of India-Agricultural news](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53562-agropages-china-s-prilled-urea-sellers-await-return-of-india-agricultural-news.md) | -1.8% | -19.6% |
| UREA | 2023-02-24 | [Long-awaited correction to Potash, while the Indian tender pauses the Urea price crash.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5684-long-awaited-correction-to-potash-while-the-indian-tender-pauses-the-urea-price.md) | -1.3% | -3.2% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/world/india/india-import-record-25-million-tons-urea-nearly-double-price-paid-two-months-ago-2026-04-22/

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