# Urea in 'tight supply' on cuts in China exports, gas from Egypt: Fertiglobe | S&P Global

> Fertiglobe says the urea market is tight because China's first-half urea exports fell 87% year on year and are expected to stay below 2 million mt in 2024 versus 4.3 million mt in 2023. Egypt has halted LNG exports during summer and turned to imports, curtailing gas feedstock for urea production.

- Date: 2024-08-01 · published 2024-08-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/29104-urea-in-tight-supply-on-cuts-in-china-exports-gas-from-egypt-fertiglobe-s-and-p
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md)

## Why it matters

Reduced Chinese exports and Egyptian gas-related output cuts shrink global nitrogen supply, supporting urea and ammonia prices, which raises fertilizer costs for feed grain growers.

## 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 | 2024-08-01 | [Fertiglobe expects to benefit from cut in Chinese exports of key fertiliser \| The National](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28674-fertiglobe-expects-to-benefit-from-cut-in-chinese-exports-of-key-fertiliser-the.md) | +1.4% | +1.4% |
| 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% |
| UREA | 2026-04-07 | [China's coal-based urea insulates its farmers from global fertiliser turmoil \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20036-china-s-coal-based-urea-insulates-its-farmers-from-global-fertiliser-turmoil.md) | 0.0% | -10.4% |
| UREA | 2026-05-01 | [China tightens border inspections for fertilizer exports, sources say](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19636-china-tightens-border-inspections-for-fertilizer-exports-sources-say.md) | -11.0% | -18.0% |

## Sources

- spglobal.com: https://www.spglobal.com/energy/en/news-research/latest-news/agriculture/080124-urea-in-tight-supply-on-cuts-in-china-exports-gas-from-egypt-fertiglobe

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