# Bangladesh purchases LNG, fertiliser at lower rates as prices fall in global market | The Business Standard

> Bangladesh's government bought 30,000 tonnes of bagged granular urea at $671 per tonne, down from $876 in the previous consignment and above $900 at one point. It also bought 3.36 million MMBtu of LNG from Vitol at $25.75 per unit, below the prior $26.40.

- Date: 2022-05-26 · published 2022-05-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Bangladesh · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/41693-bangladesh-purchases-lng-fertiliser-at-lower-rates-as-prices-fall-in-global
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md)

## Why it matters

Lower import prices from a major South Asian buyer confirm that global urea and LNG prices are easing after the spike following the Russia-Ukraine war. This points to softer fertilizer and energy input costs for feed-grain producers.

## Read by commodity

- UREA: bearish ▼

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2022-06-01 | 5 | -17.1% | -2.9 | Bangladesh's urea purchase at $671/t versus $876 previously shows a sharp fall in tender price levels. |
| UREA | 2022-05-26 | 1 | -9.5% | -3.9 | Bangladesh bought urea at $671/t versus $876 previously, a concrete price discovery point on the same date that confirms sharply lower clearing prices. |

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2025-08-25 | [Global Fertilizer Market Updates - India, Bangladesh, Brazil, China](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23635-global-fertilizer-market-updates-india-bangladesh-brazil-china.md) | -0.9% | -8.6% |
| UREA | 2026-10-08 | [Urea Prices Drop in India as China Reshapes Fertilizer Markets Across the Americas](https://feedsoft.ai/events/658-urea-prices-drop-in-india-as-china-reshapes-fertilizer-markets-across-the.md) | +2.3% | +2.6% |
| UREA | 2026-08-27 | [China to ship at least 1.2 mn tonnes of key fertiliser variety to India \| Economy & Policy News - Business Standard](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5476-china-to-ship-at-least-1-2-mn-tonnes-of-key-fertiliser-variety-to-india-economy.md) | +11.9% | +15.4% |
| UREA | 2024-04-29 | [Urea prices test 2023 lows as China weighs up return to global market](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9420-urea-prices-test-2023-lows-as-china-weighs-up-return-to-global-market.md) | -7.7% | -6.1% |
| UREA | 2022-02-15 | [India loses its premium over global market following latest urea purchasing inquiry 15.02.2022 - UkrAgroConsult](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43021-india-loses-its-premium-over-global-market-following-latest-urea-purchasing.md) | +0.4% | +43.3% |

## Sources

- tbsnews.net: https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/bangladesh-purchases-lng-fertiliser-lower-rates-prices-fall-global-market-427398

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