# Diesel exhaust fluid AdBlue surges in price, but is it price-gouging or just supply and demand? - ABC News

> AdBlue prices have surged in parts of Australia, reportedly quadrupling, amid a shortage of refined urea. The consumer regulator ACCC is investigating possible price gouging. The government recently agreed a deal with Incitec Pivot to increase domestic urea production.

- Date: 2022-01-05 · published 2022-01-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/4586-diesel-exhaust-fluid-adblue-surges-in-price-but-is-it-price-gouging-or-just
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md)

## Why it matters

Urea shortages from multiple producer shutdowns and export diversions are tightening supply for non-fertilizer uses. Continued tightness supports higher urea costs that feed into fertilizer and transport input prices.

## Read by commodity

- UREA: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2025-02-21 | [Urea prices surge due to strong Indian demand and tight supplies \| Farm Weekly \| WA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26360-urea-prices-surge-due-to-strong-indian-demand-and-tight-supplies-farm-weekly-wa.md) | -0.5% | -4.7% |
| UREA | 2026-02-25 | [Understanding the surge in urea prices for Aussie farmers \| Farm Online \| ACT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20926-understanding-the-surge-in-urea-prices-for-aussie-farmers-farm-online-act.md) | +28.3% | +35.4% |
| UREA | 2024-11-17 | [India Secures Urea Tender But More Price Support Needed \| CZ app](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27321-india-secures-urea-tender-but-more-price-support-needed-cz-app.md) | -0.4% | +3.0% |
| UREA | 2026-09-30 | [Lock in contracts: urea price revives as grain activity spurs demand \| Farm Online \| ACT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17784-lock-in-contracts-urea-price-revives-as-grain-activity-spurs-demand-farm-online.md) | -5.1% | -4.3% |
| UREA | 2024-12-16 | [Urea Prices Surge But Phosphate and Ammonia Struggle \| CZ app](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26888-urea-prices-surge-but-phosphate-and-ammonia-struggle-cz-app.md) | +0.2% | +8.7% |

## Sources

- abc.net.au: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-06/diesel-exhaust-fluid-adblue-price-surge-urea-shortage/100731310

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