# Urea: Slow reaction to CF Industries’ Donaldsonville plant restart; logistics still an issue

> CF Industries began restarting ammonia units at its Donaldsonville, Louisiana complex after Hurricane Ida, but urea and UAN restarts were to follow. Gulf barge logistics remain disrupted, and prompt September barges reached $552/t fob, the highest since 2012.

- Date: 2021-09-15 · published 2021-09-15T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/45386-urea-slow-reaction-to-cf-industries-donaldsonville-plant-restart-logistics
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md), [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md)

## Why it matters

Slow plant restarts and barge logistics problems keep US nitrogen supply tight during the fall application season, supporting urea prices and freight costs.

## Read by commodity

- UREA: bullish ▲
- BARGE: bullish ▲

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## Sources

- profercy.com: https://www.profercy.com/insights/urea-slow-reaction-to-cf-industries-donaldsonville-plant-restart-logistics-still-an-issue

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