# Urea prices surge due to strong Indian demand and tight supplies | Farm Weekly | WA

> Urea and UAN prices have rallied, with urea up about US$80 per tonne since early January, according to CBH Group's fertiliser business manager. Indian tenders in December and January were each only half filled, and Australia must import 3.5 to 3.8 million tonnes between April and September.

- Date: 2025-02-21 · published 2025-02-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Australia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/26360-urea-prices-surge-due-to-strong-indian-demand-and-tight-supplies-farm-weekly-wa
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md)

## Why it matters

Strong Indian import demand and Australian spring needs are tightening urea supply, keeping nitrogen costs elevated for feed grain producers. Prices are unlikely to ease in the short term.

## Read by commodity

- UREA: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2026-02-25 | [Understanding the surge in urea prices for Aussie farmers \| Farm Online \| ACT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20926-understanding-the-surge-in-urea-prices-for-aussie-farmers-farm-online-act.md) | +28.3% | +35.4% |
| UREA | 2026-02-04 | [Supply cutbacks collide with US and Indian demand to lift urea values 18% since early-January](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5720-supply-cutbacks-collide-with-us-and-indian-demand-to-lift-urea-values-18-since.md) | +0.9% | +27.0% |
| UREA | 2025-08-28 | [Global urea prices spike on sudden Indian demand, low stocks - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23637-global-urea-prices-spike-on-sudden-indian-demand-low-stocks-the.md) | -7.5% | -8.9% |
| UREA | 2024-12-09 | [India Urea Tender Rumours Drive Price Surge \| CZ app](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26889-india-urea-tender-rumours-drive-price-surge-cz-app.md) | +2.5% | +9.5% |
| UREA | 2026-02-13 | [India Urea Tender Tightens Global Fertilizer Supplies Again - RFD-TV](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20534-india-urea-tender-tightens-global-fertilizer-supplies-again-rfd-tv.md) | +0.1% | +31.0% |

## Sources

- farmweekly.com.au: https://www.farmweekly.com.au/story/8897212/urea-prices-surge-due-to-strong-indian-demand-and-tight-supplies/

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