# Global urea prices rise with Middle East conflict | News | farmtalknews.com

> Global urea prices surged after the Middle East conflict disrupted supply from the Persian Gulf. US Gulf urea spot prices rose about 16% in a week and Middle East prices rallied 11%. Iran and Egypt halted or curtailed production, and Egypt alone accounts for roughly 20% of global urea trade.

- Date: 2025-07-01 · published 2025-07-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Global · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/24079-global-urea-prices-rise-with-middle-east-conflict-news-farmtalknews-com
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md)

## Why it matters

Losing nearly half of world urea exports from the Persian Gulf tightens nitrogen supply sharply, raising farm input costs and likely pressuring corn and feed grain margins into the next season.

## Read by commodity

- UREA: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2024-10-07 | [Middle Eastern Conflict Jeopardises Global Urea Supply \| CZ app](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28190-middle-eastern-conflict-jeopardises-global-urea-supply-cz-app.md) | -0.1% | -4.4% |
| UREA | 2025-06-23 | [Urea Prices Spike as Middle East Conflict Cuts Iranian Production \| CZ app](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24541-urea-prices-spike-as-middle-east-conflict-cuts-iranian-production-cz-app.md) | +1.4% | +12.4% |
| UREA | 2026-03-02 | [Urea derivatives surge on Middle East conflict \| Latest Market News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4428-urea-derivatives-surge-on-middle-east-conflict-latest-market-news.md) | +25.5% | +36.4% |
| UREA | 2026-03-18 | [Urea – Midweek Update: Middle East crisis sees global urea prices established above $700pt fob](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20463-urea-midweek-update-middle-east-crisis-sees-global-urea-prices-established.md) | +2.0% | +18.0% |
| UREA | 2024-03-25 | [Nola urea prices surge on US-Iran conflict \| Latest Market News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31521-nola-urea-prices-surge-on-us-iran-conflict-latest-market-news.md) | -12.7% | -19.2% |

## Sources

- farmtalknews.com: https://www.farmtalknews.com/news/global-urea-prices-rise-with-middle-east-conflict/article_4ad9aec1-5e8b-4856-84bf-5d740ed74ae7.html

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