# India reduces dependence on China‑origin urea as Russia and MENA expand long‑distance exports - Drewry

> Drewry Maritime Research says India is cutting urea imports from China and diversifying toward the Gulf and Black Sea, while Russia and MENA producers are expanding exports to Latin America and Australia. Longer voyage distances are raising tonne-mile demand faster than volume growth.

- Date: 2025-07-30 · published 2025-07-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/4136-india-reduces-dependence-on-china-origin-urea-as-russia-and-mena-expand-long
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md), [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md)

## Why it matters

Longer-haul urea routes support dry bulk freight demand and tighten shipping capacity, which can lift ocean freight costs for grain and fertiliser cargoes.

## Read by commodity

- UREA: bullish ▲
- OCEANFRT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2023-09-08 | [India fertilizer industry on ‘wait and watch’ mode after China bans urea export - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34434-india-fertilizer-industry-on-wait-and-watch-mode-after-china-bans-urea-export.md) | -0.6% | -4.9% |
| UREA | 2024-05-28 | [China Absence, India Tender Creates Urea Market Rally \| CZ app](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30180-china-absence-india-tender-creates-urea-market-rally-cz-app.md) | -2.7% | +4.2% |
| 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 | [Urea in 'tight supply' on cuts in China exports, gas from Egypt: Fertiglobe \| S&P Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29104-urea-in-tight-supply-on-cuts-in-china-exports-gas-from-egypt-fertiglobe-s-and-p.md) | +1.4% | +1.4% |
| UREA | 2023-12-04 | [South Korea to consult China over urea export delays \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32640-south-korea-to-consult-china-over-urea-export-delays-reuters.md) | -1.6% | -4.7% |

## Sources

- en.portnews.ru: https://en.portnews.ru/news/379953/

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