# Middle East conflict throws more uncertainty into global fertilizer markets | Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.

> Iran has shut down seven of its urea and ammonia plants, reportedly over fears they could be Israeli targets, and attacks on Iranian natural gas infrastructure are also keeping output offline. Egypt's nitrogen operations were also brought to a standstill after Israel reduced natural gas flows. Analysts say this adds to existing uncertainty around Russian and Chinese fertilizer supplies.

- Date: 2025-06-16 · published 2025-06-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Middle East · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/24537-middle-east-conflict-throws-more-uncertainty-into-global-fertilizer-markets
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md)

## Why it matters

Iran was the third-largest urea exporter in 2024 at about 4.5 million tons, and Egypt is also a major exporter, so losing both removes significant supply. This tightens global nitrogen markets and pushes urea prices higher, raising feed-grain production costs.

## Read by commodity

- UREA: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2026-03-03 | [Conflict in Iran Ripples Through Global Fertilizer Markets, Raises Prices Even Higher - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4431-conflict-in-iran-ripples-through-global-fertilizer-markets-raises-prices-even.md) | +10.0% | +19.1% |
| UREA | 2026-03-03 | [Fertilizer Markets Surge Following Escalation in the Middle East - RFD](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4435-fertilizer-markets-surge-following-escalation-in-the-middle-east-rfd.md) | +10.0% | +19.1% |
| UREA | 2026-03-10 | [Middle East conflict strains fertilizer supply chains \| World Fertilizer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20099-middle-east-conflict-strains-fertilizer-supply-chains-world-fertilizer.md) | +2.8% | +21.1% |
| UREA | 2025-09-23 | [What Would Global Sanctions Against Russia Do to Fertilizer Markets?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22778-what-would-global-sanctions-against-russia-do-to-fertilizer-markets.md) | -1.1% | -5.4% |
| UREA | 2022-02-24 | [Vilsack to fertilizer companies: Don’t take advantage of Russian invasion \| 2022-02-24 \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42638-vilsack-to-fertilizer-companies-don-t-take-advantage-of-russian-invasion-2022.md) | +20.1% | +41.3% |

## Sources

- agri-pulse.com: https://www.agri-pulse.com/articles/23060-middle-east-conflict-throws-more-uncertainty-into-global-fertilizer-markets

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