# Urea demand grows on both price and supply issues - Farmers Weekly

> Urea prices firmed after large sales by Egypt, and concern over cuts to European ammonium nitrate output from surging gas prices added to demand. UK farmers are switching from AN to urea because of the price gap per kg of nitrogen, with urea offered at £735-760/t for delivery October to January.

- Date: 2022-08-10 · published 2022-08-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Europe · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/40351-urea-demand-grows-on-both-price-and-supply-issues-farmers-weekly
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md)

## Why it matters

European gas costs are forcing ammonia and AN output lower, pushing buyers toward urea and supporting nitrogen prices into the fall application season. Feed buyers should expect firm input costs for grain and forage crops.

## Read by commodity

- UREA: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2022-01-05 | [Little relief in sight on fertiliser supply and price - Farmers Weekly](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4589-little-relief-in-sight-on-fertiliser-supply-and-price-farmers-weekly.md) | -11.9% | -20.3% |
| UREA | 2020-04-01 | [Fertiliser prices rise on stronger demand and weaker currency - Farmers Weekly](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53568-fertiliser-prices-rise-on-stronger-demand-and-weaker-currency-farmers-weekly.md) | 0.0% | -1.7% |
| UREA | 2023-09-19 | [Global supply constraints push up UK fertiliser prices - Farmers Weekly](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34019-global-supply-constraints-push-up-uk-fertiliser-prices-farmers-weekly.md) | -0.5% | -6.2% |
| 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 | 2025-02-27 | [What's driving urea prices for farmers? \| Global Perspective \| The Land \| NSW](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26363-what-s-driving-urea-prices-for-farmers-global-perspective-the-land-nsw.md) | -3.6% | -4.9% |

## Sources

- fwi.co.uk: https://www.fwi.co.uk/business/markets-and-trends/input-prices/urea-demand-grows-on-both-price-and-supply-issues

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