# China Confirms Export Controls on MAP, DAP, and Urea: What Global Buyers Need to Know

> A Kelewell article reports that China's NDRC held a May 7 seminar confirming export controls on MAP, DAP and urea. It describes a dual-track model where domestic prices are regulated and export prices follow global conditions.

- Date: 2025-05-11 · published 2025-05-11T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/24595-china-confirms-export-controls-on-map-dap-and-urea-what-global-buyers-need-to
- Commodities: [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md), [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md)

## Why it matters

Confirmed Chinese export controls on phosphate and urea restrict global supply, supporting higher phosphate and nitrogen prices that raise feed-crop production costs.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bullish ▲
- UREA: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DAP | 2025-11-04 | [China’s export controls drive up global fertilizer prices - DatamarNews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21859-china-s-export-controls-drive-up-global-fertilizer-prices-datamarnews.md) | -0.6% | -10.8% |
| DAP | 2026-09-02 | [China DAP, MAP exports remain uncertain as September begins \| S&P Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17414-china-dap-map-exports-remain-uncertain-as-september-begins-s-and-p-global.md) | +1.3% | +1.6% |
| DAP | 2024-06-14 | [China Halts Urea Export Inspections; Global Prices Rise - Green Markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29675-china-halts-urea-export-inspections-global-prices-rise-green-markets.md) | +0.9% | +1.6% |
| DAP | 2024-06-24 | [China Imposes More Fertilizer Export Controls to Protect Farmers - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29670-china-imposes-more-fertilizer-export-controls-to-protect-farmers-bloomberg.md) | +1.2% | +0.5% |
| DAP | 2021-10-20 | [China’s curbs on fertilizer exports to worsen global price shock](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44476-china-s-curbs-on-fertilizer-exports-to-worsen-global-price-shock.md) | +0.0% | +4.3% |
| UREA | 2025-11-04 | [China’s export controls drive up global fertilizer prices - DatamarNews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21859-china-s-export-controls-drive-up-global-fertilizer-prices-datamarnews.md) | -2.3% | -10.6% |
| UREA | 2024-03-04 | [China Announces 7 Million Tonne MAP, DAP Export Quota \| CZ app](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4296-china-announces-7-million-tonne-map-dap-export-quota-cz-app.md) | -0.0% | -13.2% |
| UREA | 2024-06-14 | [China Halts Urea Export Inspections; Global Prices Rise - Green Markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29675-china-halts-urea-export-inspections-global-prices-rise-green-markets.md) | +0.2% | -1.7% |

## Sources

- kelewell.de: https://www.kelewell.de/en/post/china-confirms-export-controls-on-map-dap-and-urea-what-global-buyers-need-to-know

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