# Urea prices drop $80 in one day. | | StockXpo

> NOLA barge urea prices fell close to $100 in one day, with February delivery trades reported at $620 per ton, down from $695 at the start of the session. Futures offers for Q1 were near $640 with no trades confirmed. Prices had traded near $760 in the final two weeks of the prior year.

- Date: 2022-01-05 · published 2022-01-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/4583-urea-prices-drop-80-in-one-day-stockxpo
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md)

## Why it matters

A sharp drop in US Gulf urea reduces the cost outlook for nitrogen fertilizer and farm inputs. The move signals softer near-term nitrogen demand and supply pressure in the US market.

## Read by commodity

- UREA: bearish ▼

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2022-01-05 | 1 | -15.6% | -10.5 | Directly reports NOLA barge urea falling roughly $80-100 in one day on Jan 5 (from $695 to $620/t), which matches the size and timing of the move. |
| UREA | 2022-01-05 | 5 | -18.6% | -4.2 | NOLA barge urea fell about $80-100 in a single session on Jan 5, from roughly $695 to $620 and well below the ~$760 of late December, which directly accounts for the sharp five-day decline. |

## Sources

- stockxpo.com: https://stockxpo.com/2022/01/05/urea-prices-drop-80-in-one-day/

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