# China's urea futures hit limit up on energy regulations, soaring coal prices

> Chinese urea futures hit a record high of 2,667 yuan per tonne and a daily limit-up move on the Zhengzhou exchange. The rally reflects high coal prices, a feedstock for urea, and supply controls tied to a crackdown on energy-intensive projects.

- Date: 2021-09-16 · published 2021-09-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/45384-china-s-urea-futures-hit-limit-up-on-energy-regulations-soaring-coal-prices
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md)

## Why it matters

Chinese domestic urea tightness reduces the export supply that global buyers rely on, supporting world nitrogen prices and feed-grain input costs.

## Read by commodity

- UREA: bullish ▲

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2021-10-01 | 5 | +28.9% | 7.1 | Chinese urea futures hit limit-up on coal costs and energy-driven supply controls, signaling reduced Chinese export availability. |

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2024-06-14 | [China Halts Urea Export Inspections; Global Prices Rise - Green Markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29675-china-halts-urea-export-inspections-global-prices-rise-green-markets.md) | +0.2% | -1.7% |
| UREA | 2021-10-14 | [Chinese urea futures slide from record highs on new export measures](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44473-chinese-urea-futures-slide-from-record-highs-on-new-export-measures.md) | -0.8% | +9.5% |
| UREA | 2025-10-13 | [Fertilizer prices rise amid China export limits](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22327-fertilizer-prices-rise-amid-china-export-limits.md) | -0.5% | +2.8% |
| UREA | 2024-03-25 | [US senator presses CF on soaring nitrogen prices \| Latest Market News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31523-us-senator-presses-cf-on-soaring-nitrogen-prices-latest-market-news.md) | -12.7% | -19.2% |
| UREA | 2021-11-15 | [Soaring fertilizer prices add to inflationary pressures and food security concerns](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12681-soaring-fertilizer-prices-add-to-inflationary-pressures-and-food-security.md) | -0.6% | -1.8% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/article/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/chinas-urea-futures-hit-limit-up-on-energy-regulations-soaring-coal-prices-idUSL1N2QI0TQ/

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