# China's return to the international urea market ends bull run

> China returned to the international urea market this week with about 650,000t of sales, helping India secure 1.2m tonnes in its latest tender, the largest single purchase since December 2020. Lower-priced business followed, with urea offered at $481/t cfr Brazil and fob values softening.

- Date: 2021-07-30 · published 2021-07-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/46374-china-s-return-to-the-international-urea-market-ends-bull-run
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md)

## Why it matters

Chinese export supply weakens the global urea rally that began in late April, so nitrogen prices for near-term shipments are likely to ease, though policy uncertainty over future Chinese exports limits the downside.

## Read by commodity

- UREA: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2024-04-21 | [Urea Market Set to Dip as China Returns, India Cuts Imports \| CZ app](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30660-urea-market-set-to-dip-as-china-returns-india-cuts-imports-cz-app.md) | -0.5% | -6.7% |
| UREA | 2022-10-28 | [China's return to the international marker drives down pricing of nitrogen, phosphate and potash \| Farm Weekly \| WA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10122-china-s-return-to-the-international-marker-drives-down-pricing-of-nitrogen.md) | -8.1% | -12.8% |
| UREA | 2024-04-29 | [Urea prices test 2023 lows as China weighs up return to global market](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9420-urea-prices-test-2023-lows-as-china-weighs-up-return-to-global-market.md) | -7.7% | -6.1% |
| UREA | 2021-04-07 | [Urea quotations in the world market decreased - New Cloth Market](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47909-urea-quotations-in-the-world-market-decreased-new-cloth-market.md) | -0.9% | -2.7% |
| UREA | 2026-10-08 | [Urea Prices Drop in India as China Reshapes Fertilizer Markets Across the Americas](https://feedsoft.ai/events/658-urea-prices-drop-in-india-as-china-reshapes-fertilizer-markets-across-the.md) | +2.3% | +2.6% |

## Sources

- profercy.com: https://www.profercy.com/insights/chinas-return-to-the-international-urea-market-ends-bull-run

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