# Urea: India raises the stakes for markets requiring April arrivals

> India's RCF secured 1.3 million tonnes of urea at $508-512/t cfr, with letters of intent issued on February 24. The purchase was about 200,000 tonnes larger than earlier availability estimates and absorbed most remaining spot supply for March. Spot values in the Middle East, SE Asia and Indonesia advanced toward multi-year highs.

- Date: 2026-02-25 · published 2026-02-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region India · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/20925-urea-india-raises-the-stakes-for-markets-requiring-april-arrivals
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md)

## Why it matters

Heavy Indian buying removes nearby urea supply and pushes buyers in other markets to pay more for April arrivals. Prices are approaching July 2025 levels seen during Iran-related disruption, so urea costs for feed-grain and corn growers are likely to stay firm.

## Read by commodity

- UREA: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2025-06-30 | [India Tender Supports Volatile Urea Market \| CZ app](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24144-india-tender-supports-volatile-urea-market-cz-app.md) | +7.9% | +11.8% |
| UREA | 2024-05-28 | [China Absence, India Tender Creates Urea Market Rally \| CZ app](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30180-china-absence-india-tender-creates-urea-market-rally-cz-app.md) | -2.7% | +4.2% |
| UREA | 2020-07-31 | [Urea market firms with India still playing catch-up](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5057-urea-market-firms-with-india-still-playing-catch-up.md) | +20.9% | +15.1% |
| UREA | 2020-11-20 | [AgroPages-Urea market fed by the hand of India-Agricultural news](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50467-agropages-urea-market-fed-by-the-hand-of-india-agricultural-news.md) | +9.4% | +7.9% |
| UREA | 2022-01-28 | [Urea market finds liquidity following news of India’s potential return](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43453-urea-market-finds-liquidity-following-news-of-india-s-potential-return.md) | -4.8% | +5.2% |

## Sources

- profercy.com: https://www.profercy.com/insights/urea-india-raises-the-stakes-for-markets-requiring-april-arrivals

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