# Profercy World Nitrogen Index gains with urea fob values advancing following events in Ukraine

> Profercy's World Nitrogen Index rose 12.85 points to 336.68 as urea fob values advanced on concerns over Russian supply disruption from possible sanctions. Egyptian urea sold up to $130/t higher and US Gulf barge values jumped over $150/st before easing.

- Date: 2022-02-25 · published 2022-02-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Global · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/42637-profercy-world-nitrogen-index-gains-with-urea-fob-values-advancing-following
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Fear of losing Russian urea, nearly 14% of global trade, is lifting nitrogen prices and tightening availability for buyers in the coming weeks.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- UREA: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2022-07-29 | [Gas supply issues in Europe cause havoc with Nitrogen prices.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5032-gas-supply-issues-in-europe-cause-havoc-with-nitrogen-prices.md) | +17.6% | +13.4% |
| UREA | 2022-09-28 | [How the war in Ukraine is affecting the world's supply of fertilizer : NPR](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39891-how-the-war-in-ukraine-is-affecting-the-world-s-supply-of-fertilizer-npr.md) | -5.3% | -9.1% |
| UREA | 2022-04-06 | [A fertilizer shortage, worsened by war in Ukraine, is driving up global food prices and scarcity](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42132-a-fertilizer-shortage-worsened-by-war-in-ukraine-is-driving-up-global-food.md) | -3.9% | -24.2% |
| UREA | 2022-06-16 | [Russia’s invasion of Ukraine puts additional strain on global food production chain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40881-russia-s-invasion-of-ukraine-puts-additional-strain-on-global-food-production.md) | -0.9% | +3.9% |
| UREA | 2026-04-29 | [As nitrogen-based fertilizer prices soar, global food inflation looms - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7255-as-nitrogen-based-fertilizer-prices-soar-global-food-inflation-looms-the.md) | -9.4% | -17.3% |
| CORN | 2022-07-29 | [Gas supply issues in Europe cause havoc with Nitrogen prices.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5032-gas-supply-issues-in-europe-cause-havoc-with-nitrogen-prices.md) | +2.4% | +3.2% |
| CORN | 2023-07-15 | [Why allowing Ukraine to ship grain during Russia's war matters to the world \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14378-why-allowing-ukraine-to-ship-grain-during-russia-s-war-matters-to-the-world-ap.md) | -8.6% | -12.6% |
| CORN | 2022-04-04 | [Grains gain as peace hopes fade in Ukraine – The Seam](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41882-grains-gain-as-peace-hopes-fade-in-ukraine-the-seam.md) | +5.4% | -0.7% |

## Sources

- profercy.com: https://www.profercy.com/insights/profercy-world-nitrogen-index-gains-with-urea-fob-values-advancing-following-events-in-ukraine

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