# The DEF Shortage – As Prices Rise, Supply Challenges Continue - Mansfield Energy

> A severe worldwide DEF shortage has worsened, with urea prices rising from about $600 per ton in September to nearly $800 in December. European natural gas price spikes raised manufacturing costs, while China restricted urea exports and Russia cut its exports. Fertilizer demand has also pulled urea supply away from DEF uses.

- Date: 2022-01-04 · published 2022-01-04T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/4588-the-def-shortage-as-prices-rise-supply-challenges-continue-mansfield-energy
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md), [Natural Gas](https://feedsoft.ai/c/NATGAS.md)

## Why it matters

Export restrictions from China and Russia tighten global urea supply, pushing up nitrogen fertilizer costs for feed grain producers. High gas costs in Europe keep nitrogen production expensive.

## Read by commodity

- UREA: bullish ▲
- NATGAS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2024-09-27 | [Urea prices continue to firm.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5248-urea-prices-continue-to-firm.md) | +5.8% | +4.8% |
| UREA | 2025-01-06 | [India’s Urea Tender Falls Short, Potash Prices Rise \| CZ app](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11882-india-s-urea-tender-falls-short-potash-prices-rise-cz-app.md) | +4.0% | +14.8% |
| UREA | 2021-08-05 | [Fertiliser shortage looms as global prices skyrocket \| Business News - The Indian Express](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45883-fertiliser-shortage-looms-as-global-prices-skyrocket-business-news-the-indian.md) | +1.4% | +8.5% |
| UREA | 2025-01-27 | [Urea Continues Rise Ahead of India Tender Pricing \| CZ app](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26438-urea-continues-rise-ahead-of-india-tender-pricing-cz-app.md) | +1.4% | +12.4% |
| 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% |
| NATGAS | 2018-11-05 | [UAN prices continue to surge: Part 2 \| World Fertilizer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62007-uan-prices-continue-to-surge-part-2-world-fertilizer.md) | +14.0% | +33.5% |
| NATGAS | 2017-11-03 | [LNG Prices Climbing As China Scrambles To Secure Supply \| OilPrice.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68164-lng-prices-climbing-as-china-scrambles-to-secure-supply-oilprice-com.md) | +13.7% | +8.5% |
| NATGAS | 2017-08-08 | [Natural Gas Prices Poised To Rise As Exports Boom \| OilPrice.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69635-natural-gas-prices-poised-to-rise-as-exports-boom-oilprice-com.md) | +6.7% | +6.2% |

## Sources

- mansfield.energy: https://mansfield.energy/2022/01/04/the-def-shortage-as-prices-rise-supply-challenges-continue/

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