# Fertilizer prices surge after China imposes export ban - VnExpress International

> Urea prices in Vietnam rose 10% in September and 30% since July after China banned some fertilizer exports to control domestic prices. Vietnamese producers raised prices, and farmers buying for winter-spring crops are adding demand.

- Date: 2023-09-26 · published 2023-09-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region China · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/34021-fertilizer-prices-surge-after-china-imposes-export-ban-vnexpress-international
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md)

## Why it matters

A Chinese export ban removes a major urea supply source, pushing global nitrogen prices higher and raising feed grain production costs.

## Read by commodity

- UREA: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 2025-10-25 | [Fertiliser Prices Set to Surge as China Suspends Exports - PLY INSIGHT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9556-fertiliser-prices-set-to-surge-as-china-suspends-exports-ply-insight.md) | +1.1% | +1.5% |
| UREA | 2023-11-17 | [China fertilizer group calls for export cuts to stabilize prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33090-china-fertilizer-group-calls-for-export-cuts-to-stabilize-prices.md) | +0.7% | -8.2% |
| UREA | 2024-06-24 | [China Imposes More Fertilizer Export Controls to Protect Farmers - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29670-china-imposes-more-fertilizer-export-controls-to-protect-farmers-bloomberg.md) | +0.2% | -1.2% |
| UREA | 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) | +3.2% | +17.0% |

## Sources

- e.vnexpress.net: https://e.vnexpress.net/news/business/companies/fertilizer-prices-surge-after-china-imposes-export-ban-4657524.html

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