# Fert markets watching potential China export slowdown | Farm Online | ACT

> Australian fertiliser market commentary says prices remain at record levels, with reports that major Chinese producers may temporarily halt exports to protect domestic supply. ICIS analyst Deepika Thapliyal expects a short-lived downward correction, with buyers likely to return once prices ease.

- Date: 2021-08-09 · published 2021-08-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/45870-fert-markets-watching-potential-china-export-slowdown-farm-online-act
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md), [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md)

## Why it matters

A Chinese export halt would tighten global fertiliser supply and keep nutrient prices elevated, raising costs for grain and oilseed growers and ultimately feed prices.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bullish ▲
- UREA: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2023-09-08 | [India fertilizer industry on ‘wait and watch’ mode after China bans urea export - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34434-india-fertilizer-industry-on-wait-and-watch-mode-after-china-bans-urea-export.md) | -0.6% | -4.9% |
| UREA | 2021-07-23 | [Potential Countervailing and Anti-Dumping Duties on UAN Solutions Raise Eyebrows \| Farm Bureau Intel Markets \| American Farm Bureau Federation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45997-potential-countervailing-and-anti-dumping-duties-on-uan-solutions-raise.md) | -0.7% | -2.5% |
| UREA | 2025-05-27 | [Fertiliser Markets Uncertain as Chinese Exports Near, EU Sanctions Loom \| CZ app](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24588-fertiliser-markets-uncertain-as-chinese-exports-near-eu-sanctions-loom-cz-app.md) | -21.0% | -16.3% |
| UREA | 2021-10-05 | [Farmers face fertiliser shortages, higher prices after China export ban \| VIC](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5913-farmers-face-fertiliser-shortages-higher-prices-after-china-export-ban-vic.md) | +6.2% | +11.5% |
| UREA | 2022-01-28 | [Urea market finds liquidity following news of India’s potential return](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43453-urea-market-finds-liquidity-following-news-of-india-s-potential-return.md) | -4.8% | +5.2% |
| DAP | 2023-09-08 | [India fertilizer industry on ‘wait and watch’ mode after China bans urea export - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34434-india-fertilizer-industry-on-wait-and-watch-mode-after-china-bans-urea-export.md) | +1.4% | +1.9% |
| DAP | 2026-08-20 | [IFDC: China’s urea exports ease nitrogen prices, but fertilizer markets remain tense - Fertilizer Daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17859-ifdc-china-s-urea-exports-ease-nitrogen-prices-but-fertilizer-markets-remain.md) | 0.0% | +0.6% |
| DAP | 2021-10-05 | [Farmers face fertiliser shortages, higher prices after China export ban \| VIC](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5913-farmers-face-fertiliser-shortages-higher-prices-after-china-export-ban-vic.md) | 0.0% | +3.3% |

## Sources

- farmonline.com.au: https://www.farmonline.com.au/story/7378087/fert-markets-watching-potential-china-export-slowdown/

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