# Australia taps Mideast, Indonesia, Japan for urea to ease trucking fears

> Australia is importing urea from the Middle East, Indonesia and Japan to ease a trucking fuel-additive shortage. Urea prices have risen more than 200% this year, and South Korea has begun rationing diesel exhaust fluid.

- Date: 2021-12-13 · published 2021-12-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/43914-australia-taps-mideast-indonesia-japan-for-urea-to-ease-trucking-fears
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md)

## Why it matters

Import sourcing adds some supply to a tight market, but prices stay high because global urea supply remains constrained.

## Read by commodity

- UREA: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2020-06-24 | [Urea: Indian tender offers set to test Chinese export interest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52915-urea-indian-tender-offers-set-to-test-chinese-export-interest.md) | +2.5% | +6.6% |
| UREA | 2024-01-12 | [Urea looks poised for increases, while Potash prices are falling.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11089-urea-looks-poised-for-increases-while-potash-prices-are-falling.md) | +0.2% | +12.8% |
| UREA | 2020-10-02 | [Nitrogen Index holds steady as urea market is poised for India’s return](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50943-nitrogen-index-holds-steady-as-urea-market-is-poised-for-india-s-return.md) | +0.9% | +0.1% |
| UREA | 2025-05-01 | [Nigeria's Aliko Dangote 'comfortable' with impact of Trump tariffs on urea exports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4278-nigeria-s-aliko-dangote-comfortable-with-impact-of-trump-tariffs-on-urea-exports.md) | +15.9% | +6.3% |
| UREA | 2025-07-07 | [India Tender Drives Urea Price as Iran, Egypt Resume Production \| CZ app](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23692-india-tender-drives-urea-price-as-iran-egypt-resume-production-cz-app.md) | +3.6% | +13.0% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/australia-taps-mideast-indonesia-japan-urea-ease-trucking-fears-2021-12-13/

---
Data from Feedsoft AI (https://feedsoft.ai/). For information only; not investment advice.