# Nitrogen prices soar on reduced Chinese exports | The Western Producer

> Urea prices in New Orleans reached about US$410 per tonne as of April 10, up 25% since January 1. Analysts attribute the rise largely to China's near-absence from export markets, which has removed roughly five million tonnes from a 50 to 55 million tonne global market.

- Date: 2025-04-16 · published 2025-04-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/25020-nitrogen-prices-soar-on-reduced-chinese-exports-the-western-producer
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md)

## Why it matters

Lost Chinese urea exports tighten global nitrogen supply, pushing up fertilizer costs for grain and oilseed growers and raising the cost of crop inputs that feed into feed grain production.

## Read by commodity

- UREA: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2024-08-14 | [Urea supply tight as China keeps exports low \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28672-urea-supply-tight-as-china-keeps-exports-low-the-western-producer.md) | -0.3% | +1.2% |
| UREA | 2025-10-31 | [Urea prices heading higher: analyst \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6227-urea-prices-heading-higher-analyst-the-western-producer.md) | +1.9% | 0.0% |
| UREA | 2021-06-18 | [Indonesian prices shoot up while the urea market weighs up prospect of Chinese export tax](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46502-indonesian-prices-shoot-up-while-the-urea-market-weighs-up-prospect-of-chinese.md) | -0.3% | -0.6% |
| UREA | 2022-10-25 | [U.S. nitrogen exports jump as Europe scrambles for fertilizer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10124-u-s-nitrogen-exports-jump-as-europe-scrambles-for-fertilizer.md) | -10.5% | -11.8% |
| UREA | 2020-08-10 | [Profercy World Nitrogen Index registers large gains as urea prices continue to ramp up](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51542-profercy-world-nitrogen-index-registers-large-gains-as-urea-prices-continue-to.md) | -2.8% | -6.6% |

## Sources

- producer.com: https://www.producer.com/markets/nitrogen-prices-soar-on-reduced-chinese-exports/

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