# Understanding the surge in urea prices for Aussie farmers | Farm Online | ACT

> Episode3's fertiliser model shows urea prices in Australia up about A$100/t since mid-December, but flat over the previous three weeks. Indian tender buying of about 1.27 million tonnes, with offers above 3 million tonnes, is cited as a main driver. Escalating US-Iran tensions also threaten Middle East urea supply.

- Date: 2026-02-25 · published 2026-02-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Australia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/20926-understanding-the-surge-in-urea-prices-for-aussie-farmers-farm-online-act
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md)

## Why it matters

Australian farm input costs for the coming seeding season rise as urea import parity climbs. Further Indian tenders and any Middle East energy spike could push urea higher again.

## Read by commodity

- UREA: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2026-09-30 | [Lock in contracts: urea price revives as grain activity spurs demand \| Farm Online \| ACT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17784-lock-in-contracts-urea-price-revives-as-grain-activity-spurs-demand-farm-online.md) | -5.1% | -4.3% |
| UREA | 2025-02-21 | [Urea prices surge due to strong Indian demand and tight supplies \| Farm Weekly \| WA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26360-urea-prices-surge-due-to-strong-indian-demand-and-tight-supplies-farm-weekly-wa.md) | -0.5% | -4.7% |
| UREA | 2020-03-12 | [Uncertainty leads to urea spike \| Farm Online \| ACT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54427-uncertainty-leads-to-urea-spike-farm-online-act.md) | -2.1% | -1.5% |
| UREA | 2024-12-09 | [India Urea Tender Rumours Drive Price Surge \| CZ app](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26889-india-urea-tender-rumours-drive-price-surge-cz-app.md) | +2.5% | +9.5% |
| UREA | 2025-08-28 | [Global urea prices spike on sudden Indian demand, low stocks - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23637-global-urea-prices-spike-on-sudden-indian-demand-low-stocks-the.md) | -7.5% | -8.9% |

## Sources

- farmonline.com.au: https://www.farmonline.com.au/story/9182444/understanding-the-surge-in-urea-prices-for-aussie-farmers/

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