# China’s record low urea exports support nitrogen fertilizers outlook: Fertiglobe

> Fertiglobe reported that China's urea exports fell about 92% year over year to 25,515 mt in August due to export restrictions. The company called the short-term outlook for nitrogen fertilizers favorable and noted limited new supply additions.

- Date: 2024-11-11 · published 2024-11-11T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/27319-china-s-record-low-urea-exports-support-nitrogen-fertilizers-outlook-fertiglobe
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Sharply reduced Chinese urea exports tighten global nitrogen supply, supporting urea prices and raising input costs for corn and feed grain producers.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- UREA: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2024-04-24 | [China Reverses Course on Urea Exports - Genesis Fertilizers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30662-china-reverses-course-on-urea-exports-genesis-fertilizers.md) | -0.7% | -6.4% |
| UREA | 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) | -2.0% | +9.0% |
| UREA | 2021-07-30 | [China's major fertiliser makers to suspend exports amid tight supplies \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45993-china-s-major-fertiliser-makers-to-suspend-exports-amid-tight-supplies-reuters.md) | -2.2% | -2.1% |
| UREA | 2025-10-13 | [Fertilizer prices rise amid China export limits](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22327-fertilizer-prices-rise-amid-china-export-limits.md) | -0.5% | +2.8% |
| UREA | 2021-08-02 | [China's Fertilizer Firms to Suspend Exports Amid Tight Supplies \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45496-china-s-fertilizer-firms-to-suspend-exports-amid-tight-supplies-feed-and-grain.md) | -0.1% | +1.4% |
| CORN | 2021-07-30 | [China's major fertiliser makers to suspend exports amid tight supplies \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45993-china-s-major-fertiliser-makers-to-suspend-exports-amid-tight-supplies-reuters.md) | -0.1% | -1.1% |
| CORN | 2026-03-16 | [China Reins in Fertilizer Exports as War Pushes Up Global Prices - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20096-china-reins-in-fertilizer-exports-as-war-pushes-up-global-prices-bloomberg.md) | +2.4% | -1.7% |
| CORN | 2026-03-19 | [China restricts fertiliser exports, further crimping war-tightened supply \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20095-china-restricts-fertiliser-exports-further-crimping-war-tightened-supply-reuters.md) | +1.1% | -2.1% |

## Sources

- spglobal.com: https://www.spglobal.com/commodity-insights/en/news-research/latest-news/natural-gas/111124-chinas-record-low-urea-exports-support-nitrogen-fertilizers-outlook-fertiglobe

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