# Higher fees on fertiliser exports  - Egypt - Al-Ahram Weekly - Ahram Online

> Egypt's Ministry of Trade and Industry raised the export fee on nitrogen fertilizers to LE600 per ton, a 300% increase from LE200, after world fertilizer prices jumped in January and February. The average world nitrogen price is about $370 per ton, up from $230 in 2020.

- Date: 2021-03-09 · published 2021-03-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Egypt · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/48047-higher-fees-on-fertiliser-exports-egypt-al-ahram-weekly-ahram-online
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md)

## Why it matters

Egypt is a notable nitrogen exporter, so the higher export fee should cut available supply on the world market and support urea and ammonia prices.

## Read by commodity

- UREA: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2021-03-18 | [MARD asks to halt fertiliser exports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48427-mard-asks-to-halt-fertiliser-exports.md) | +0.3% | -1.7% |
| UREA | 2025-05-19 | [More Clarity on Chinese Exports For Fertiliser Market \| CZ app](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9362-more-clarity-on-chinese-exports-for-fertiliser-market-cz-app.md) | -3.2% | -21.7% |
| UREA | 2022-07-06 | [China Tightening Restrictions on Fertiliser Exports: Reports \| CZ app](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40419-china-tightening-restrictions-on-fertiliser-exports-reports-cz-app.md) | +2.2% | +13.7% |
| UREA | 2021-11-29 | [Political events pressure fertiliser prices \| Farm Weekly \| WA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43976-political-events-pressure-fertiliser-prices-farm-weekly-wa.md) | -7.2% | -6.0% |
| UREA | 2023-12-04 | [China Bans Fertiliser Exports Until April ‘24 \| CZ app](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32632-china-bans-fertiliser-exports-until-april-24-cz-app.md) | -1.6% | -4.7% |

## Sources

- english.ahram.org.eg: https://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContentP/50/405720/AlAhram-Weekly/Higher-fees-on-fertiliser-exports-.aspx

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