# China to Relax Urea Export Ban, Easing Global Price Pressure - Bloomberg

> China is loosening its ban on urea exports from June, according to people familiar with the matter. Chinese companies will still face quotas and in some cases minimum shipment prices, and exports to India remain restricted.

- Date: 2025-06-26 · published 2025-06-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/24142-china-to-relax-urea-export-ban-easing-global-price-pressure-bloomberg
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md)

## Why it matters

More Chinese urea entering export markets should add supply and ease the Middle East-driven price spike, pressuring urea prices lower.

## Read by commodity

- UREA: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2026-05-26 | [China reopens urea exports with $660pt price floor](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19179-china-reopens-urea-exports-with-660pt-price-floor.md) | -19.8% | -31.4% |
| UREA | 2026-06-02 | [China’s 2026 Urea Export Policy: From $660/t Price Floor to 3.3M-Tonne Quota - Fertilizer Daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7281-china-s-2026-urea-export-policy-from-660-t-price-floor-to-3-3m-tonne-quota.md) | -8.2% | -16.1% |
| UREA | 2022-10-03 | [U.N. pushes for global fertilizer price cut to avoid 'future crisis' \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39049-u-n-pushes-for-global-fertilizer-price-cut-to-avoid-future-crisis-reuters.md) | +2.0% | -12.6% |
| UREA | 2025-01-03 | [China's urea futures hit lowest since 2023 amid oversupply, export curbs](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11883-china-s-urea-futures-hit-lowest-since-2023-amid-oversupply-export-curbs.md) | +2.1% | +6.3% |
| UREA | 2025-01-06 | [China's urea futures hit lowest since 2023 amid oversupply, export curbs](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11884-china-s-urea-futures-hit-lowest-since-2023-amid-oversupply-export-curbs.md) | +4.0% | +14.8% |

## Sources

- bloomberg.com: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-06-26/china-to-relax-urea-export-ban-easing-global-price-pressure

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