# Urea market expected to remain volatile — NZ AgriBusiness Magazine

> Rabobank says global urea supplies are fragile because several key exporters are shipping lower volumes than a year earlier. Its analyst expects volatility to persist given supply disruptions, geopolitical factors and natural gas price swings, with prices roughly at the five-year average but 45% above the pre-Russia-Ukraine war average.

- Date: 2025-05-10 · published 2025-05-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region New Zealand · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/24997-urea-market-expected-to-remain-volatile-nz-agribusiness-magazine
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md)

## Why it matters

Reduced export volumes and gas-linked production costs keep urea prices elevated, which increases fertilizer costs for farmers and import-dependent markets such as New Zealand.

## Read by commodity

- UREA: bullish ▲

## Sources

- agribusinessmagazine.co.nz: https://www.agribusinessmagazine.co.nz/blog/urea-market-expected-to-remain-volatile

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