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Urea futures rose to as high as $684 per tonne, the highest since October 2022, and are more than 70% higher this year. The rally reflects Middle East war disruption to Strait of Hormuz flows, a gas price spike, plant shutdowns in India and Bangladesh, and tighter export restrictions from China and Russia.
Combined supply restrictions and pre-planting demand are pushing fertilizer costs sharply higher, which raises production costs for feed grain and oilseed growers and supports corn prices over the spring season.
tradingview.comMar 24, 2026After 205 past bullish geopolitics events, Urea moved a median +0.4% over 5 sessions (53% higher; middle half -2.1% to +3.0%), and -0.4% over 20.
After 323 past bullish geopolitics events, Corn moved a median +0.5% over 5 sessions (57% higher; middle half -1.5% to +2.9%), and +0.9% over 20.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
Urea futures hit the highest level since Oct 2022 on Hormuz disruption, gas spike, Asian plant shutdowns and Chinese/Russian export curbs, which is the supply-shock backdrop for the sharp one-day jump, though it predates 3/31 by a week.
