# Two urea plants shut after Middle East gas disruption

> A country's urea output dropped after two urea plants were temporarily shut due to gas supply disruption linked to the Middle East situation. The market is reportedly short by more than 200,000 tons.

- Date: 2026-10-30 · published 2026-10-31T10:06:04.878Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/3039-two-urea-plants-shut-after-middle-east-gas-disruption
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md), [Natural Gas](https://feedsoft.ai/c/NATGAS.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

A shortfall of over 200,000 tons tightens global urea supply and lifts nitrogen fertilizer prices, raising input costs for corn and other feed-grain production.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- UREA: bullish ▲
- NATGAS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2026-03-02 | [Shipping disrupted in the Middle East \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16876-shipping-disrupted-in-the-middle-east-world-grain.md) | +25.5% | +36.4% |
| UREA | 2024-10-05 | [Middle East tensions support urea price rally.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9417-middle-east-tensions-support-urea-price-rally.md) | -0.1% | -4.4% |
| UREA | 2025-06-23 | [Urea Prices Spike as Middle East Conflict Cuts Iranian Production \| CZ app](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24541-urea-prices-spike-as-middle-east-conflict-cuts-iranian-production-cz-app.md) | +1.4% | +12.4% |
| UREA | 2025-07-03 | [Urea market tightens amid supply disruptions](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24083-urea-market-tightens-amid-supply-disruptions.md) | +4.4% | +7.1% |
| UREA | 2024-02-29 | [Middle East shipping disruptions could ignite fertilizer prices - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31978-middle-east-shipping-disruptions-could-ignite-fertilizer-prices-brownfield-ag.md) | +7.6% | +8.6% |
| NATGAS | 2026-03-01 | [Oil and gas prices surge as Iran war disrupts Middle Eastern output \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5228-oil-and-gas-prices-surge-as-iran-war-disrupts-middle-eastern-output-reuters.md) | +7.5% | +4.0% |
| NATGAS | 2026-04-24 | [Middle East crisis disrupts international natural gas markets and delays global LNG supply wave - IEA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19907-middle-east-crisis-disrupts-international-natural-gas-markets-and-delays-global.md) | +2.7% | +17.0% |
| NATGAS | 2026-03-03 | [Natural gas, LNG prices soar on Middle East supply fears](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20365-natural-gas-lng-prices-soar-on-middle-east-supply-fears.md) | +7.0% | -3.1% |

## Sources

- zaviya.pk: https://zaviya.pk/business/fertilizer-shortage-pakistan-urea-plants-gas-disruption

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