# Egyptian urea producers halt output on renewed gas supply disruption

> Kima and Helwan Fertilizer suspended all urea production on July 16 after gas supply to Egyptian plants was disrupted again. Abu Qir halted its prilled urea line, while Mopco and Alexfert continued operating at about 80% capacity. The halt follows a brief restart in early July after an earlier disruption.

- Date: 2024-07-16 · published 2024-07-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Egypt · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/29604-egyptian-urea-producers-halt-output-on-renewed-gas-supply-disruption
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md)

## Why it matters

Egypt is a significant urea exporter, so losing plant output tightens global nitrogen supply and supports prices. The outcome depends on whether gas supply stabilizes.

## Read by commodity

- UREA: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2021-09-17 | [Urea values surge in the west, supply tightens further as producers shutter and cutback output](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45385-urea-values-surge-in-the-west-supply-tightens-further-as-producers-shutter-and.md) | -0.1% | +39.4% |
| UREA | 2021-10-05 | [Gas price surges to a record high in Europe on supply concerns](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44766-gas-price-surges-to-a-record-high-in-europe-on-supply-concerns.md) | +6.2% | +11.5% |
| UREA | 2022-08-10 | [Urea demand grows on both price and supply issues - Farmers Weekly](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40351-urea-demand-grows-on-both-price-and-supply-issues-farmers-weekly.md) | +0.4% | +11.1% |
| UREA | 2021-09-22 | [Nitrogen prices soar as high gas prices shut down production - Farmers Weekly](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45383-nitrogen-prices-soar-as-high-gas-prices-shut-down-production-farmers-weekly.md) | +2.2% | +39.6% |
| UREA | 2021-09-30 | [U.S. natgas futures jump to 7-year high on Europe supply fears \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45219-u-s-natgas-futures-jump-to-7-year-high-on-europe-supply-fears-reuters.md) | +31.3% | +34.0% |

## Sources

- spglobal.com: https://www.spglobal.com/commodity-insights/en/news-research/latest-news/agriculture/071624-egyptian-urea-producers-halt-output-on-renewed-gas-supply-disruption

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