# Urea Market Hit by Chinese Export Uncertainty | CZ app

> Urea prices fell globally in the week before May 12 as Chinese export policy remained unofficial. A May 7 NDRC meeting reportedly discussed a quota system for May to September exports, with volumes capped below 2023 levels and fertilizer exports to India prohibited, and granular urea was offered at about $370/t FOB China.

- Date: 2025-05-12 · published 2025-05-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/24591-urea-market-hit-by-chinese-export-uncertainty-cz-app
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md)

## Why it matters

Expected Chinese export quotas and lower offers point to more supply entering the market, pressuring urea prices lower and easing nitrogen cost pressure for feed producers.

## Read by commodity

- UREA: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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% |
| 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 | 2023-11-27 | [China Agrees Fertiliser Export Quota to 2025 \| CZ app](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4326-china-agrees-fertiliser-export-quota-to-2025-cz-app.md) | -4.4% | -7.4% |
| UREA | 2026-05-27 | [China allows fresh urea exports amid Iran war-fuelled fertiliser crisis, sources say \| MarketScreener](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19173-china-allows-fresh-urea-exports-amid-iran-war-fuelled-fertiliser-crisis-sources.md) | -21.1% | -31.2% |
| 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% |

## Sources

- czapp.com: https://www.czapp.com/analyst-insights/urea-market-hit-by-chinese-export-uncertainty/

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