# China's coal-based urea insulates its farmers from global fertiliser turmoil | Reuters

> China has ample domestic coal-based urea, with local prices only about a third of international benchmarks. Analysts say China is unlikely to ease its export curbs.

- Date: 2026-04-07 · published 2026-04-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/20036-china-s-coal-based-urea-insulates-its-farmers-from-global-fertiliser-turmoil
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md)

## Why it matters

Continued Chinese export restrictions keep a large potential source of supply off the global market, supporting international urea prices. A policy change would be bearish for global prices.

## Read by commodity

- UREA: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2024-08-01 | [Urea in 'tight supply' on cuts in China exports, gas from Egypt: Fertiglobe \| S&P Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29104-urea-in-tight-supply-on-cuts-in-china-exports-gas-from-egypt-fertiglobe-s-and-p.md) | +1.4% | +1.4% |
| UREA | 2022-02-23 | [With fertilizer costs high and seeds scarce, U.S. farmers turn to soy \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42759-with-fertilizer-costs-high-and-seeds-scarce-u-s-farmers-turn-to-soy-reuters.md) | +17.4% | +41.3% |
| UREA | 2021-10-05 | [Farmers face fertiliser shortages, higher prices after China export ban \| VIC](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5913-farmers-face-fertiliser-shortages-higher-prices-after-china-export-ban-vic.md) | +6.2% | +11.5% |
| UREA | 2025-08-22 | [European farmers facing higher costs after EU tariffs on Russian fertiliser imports \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23256-european-farmers-facing-higher-costs-after-eu-tariffs-on-russian-fertiliser.md) | -0.8% | -8.6% |
| UREA | 2026-02-13 | [India Urea Tender Tightens Global Fertilizer Supplies Again - RFD-TV](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20534-india-urea-tender-tightens-global-fertilizer-supplies-again-rfd-tv.md) | +0.1% | +31.0% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/chinas-coal-based-urea-insulates-its-farmers-global-fertiliser-turmoil-2026-04-07/

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