# Global Fertilizer Market Brief – Price Fluctuations, Trade Shifts & Policy Focus

> China's potash chloride prices hit record highs in July, with the port quote for 62% white potash reaching RMB 3,600/ton. Tight import arrivals and domestic production restrictions are constraining supply despite weak demand. International urea quotes are also rising.

- Date: 2025-07-14 · published 2025-07-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/23688-global-fertilizer-market-brief-price-fluctuations-trade-shifts-and-policy-focus
- Commodities: [Potash (KCl)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/POTASH.md), [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md)

## Why it matters

Higher Chinese potash and urea prices tighten global fertilizer supply and raise crop input costs, which can weigh on farm margins for corn and soybean production.

## Read by commodity

- UREA: bullish ▲
- POTASH: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2023-10-10 | [Global tensions, market uncertainty, higher input costs drive fertilizer prices higher \| An official publication of Michigan Farm Bureau](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33538-global-tensions-market-uncertainty-higher-input-costs-drive-fertilizer-prices.md) | -1.9% | -9.0% |
| UREA | 2025-08-27 | [Brazil fertilizer imports reach record high in July amid global trade tensions — Fertilizer Daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23641-brazil-fertilizer-imports-reach-record-high-in-july-amid-global-trade-tensions.md) | -7.0% | -8.8% |
| UREA | 2024-09-30 | [Fertilizer Prices Steady Amid Global Developments \| CZ app](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5247-fertilizer-prices-steady-amid-global-developments-cz-app.md) | +5.3% | +4.4% |
| UREA | 2025-08-01 | [US fresh trade tariffs set challenges for the global fertilizers industry \| S&P Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23261-us-fresh-trade-tariffs-set-challenges-for-the-global-fertilizers-industry-s-and.md) | +3.0% | +0.3% |
| UREA | 2026-02-06 | [Ballance Agri-Nutrients issued 2026 global fertilizer markets report - Fertilizer Daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20530-ballance-agri-nutrients-issued-2026-global-fertilizer-markets-report-fertilizer.md) | +0.8% | +27.6% |

## Sources

- kelewell.de: https://www.kelewell.de/en/post/global-fertilizer-market-brief-price-fluctuations-trade-shifts-policy-focus

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