# Middle East granular urea sold in high $410s/t fob | Latest Market News

> Qatarenergy reportedly sold 45,000t of granular Middle East urea in the high-$410s/t fob for February loading, about $20/t above the previous week's business. Southeast Asian granular urea also traded up to $410-415/t fob that day. The deal was done under a tender held on Wednesday.

- Date: 2026-01-07 · published 2026-01-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Middle East · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/21365-middle-east-granular-urea-sold-in-high-410s-t-fob-latest-market-news
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md)

## Why it matters

Firm Middle East and Southeast Asian urea prices, driven by India and Australia demand, point to higher nitrogen costs for feed grain and crop producers east of Suez. Buyers should expect prices to keep rising in the near term.

## Read by commodity

- UREA: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2021-11-12 | [Malaysian granular urea hits $1000pt fob as Chinese absence continues to be felt in the east](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44340-malaysian-granular-urea-hits-1000pt-fob-as-chinese-absence-continues-to-be-felt.md) | -1.3% | -1.8% |
| UREA | 2022-11-26 | [Arab News \| Bangladesh’s urea imports from Middle East up 15% as local supply dwindles](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7857-arab-news-bangladesh-s-urea-imports-from-middle-east-up-15-as-local-supply.md) | -8.3% | -10.2% |
| 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% |
| UREA | 2024-10-03 | [Urea market squeeze due to several factors - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28188-urea-market-squeeze-due-to-several-factors-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +1.4% | +0.2% |

## Sources

- argusmedia.com: https://www.argusmedia.com/en/news-and-insights/latest-market-news/2772719-middle-east-granular-urea-sold-in-high-410s-t-fob

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