# US Gulf urea values recover as gas diversions and production cutbacks bring producers to the market; activity elsewhere limited

> US Gulf urea values recovered as nitrogen producers cut production during freezing Midwest weather and sold natural gas at a premium. Nola barge urea rose from the mid-$320s to the mid-$350s per short ton fob Nola by Tuesday, and Turkish buyers inquired for up to 30,000t of granular urea.

- Date: 2021-02-19 · published 2021-02-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/48941-us-gulf-urea-values-recover-as-gas-diversions-and-production-cutbacks-bring
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Gas diversions and plant cutbacks tighten nitrogen supply, pushing up urea and UAN costs for feed and grain buyers. Prices may stay elevated if affected plants restart slowly.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- UREA: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2021-03-05 | [PWNI hits fresh new highs; US UAN values rise sharply as producers return to market post-cold snap](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48433-pwni-hits-fresh-new-highs-us-uan-values-rise-sharply-as-producers-return-to.md) | +5.7% | +0.8% |
| UREA | 2025-02-13 | [Recovering wind output may help cool Europe’s heated gas market](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26215-recovering-wind-output-may-help-cool-europe-s-heated-gas-market.md) | -0.1% | -4.2% |
| UREA | 2026-01-26 | [When the US freezes, the global LNG market catches a cold \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4404-when-the-us-freezes-the-global-lng-market-catches-a-cold-reuters.md) | +1.6% | +12.9% |
| UREA | 2025-02-23 | [US natural gas prices surge as La Niña replaces El Niño – Chemicals and the Economy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26221-us-natural-gas-prices-surge-as-la-nina-replaces-el-nino-chemicals-and-the.md) | -0.3% | -4.4% |
| UREA | 2026-01-22 | [Winter shock links gas markets worldwide as US freeze-offs meet global LNG competition \| Saxo](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6504-winter-shock-links-gas-markets-worldwide-as-us-freeze-offs-meet-global-lng.md) | +1.4% | +13.2% |
| CORN | 2024-05-17 | [Wheat rises on Russian crop woes, but US production outlook limits gains - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4593-wheat-rises-on-russian-crop-woes-but-us-production-outlook-limits-gains-markets.md) | +1.2% | +6.0% |
| CORN | 2024-05-29 | [‘Weather market’ resumes role as price driver \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30283-weather-market-resumes-role-as-price-driver-the-western-producer.md) | -4.5% | -5.1% |
| CORN | 2022-02-21 | [Warming climate to result in reduced corn production; irrigation blunts effect \| Penn State University](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13387-warming-climate-to-result-in-reduced-corn-production-irrigation-blunts-effect.md) | +2.1% | +15.0% |

## Sources

- profercy.com: https://www.profercy.com/insights/us-gulf-urea-values-recover-as-gas-diversions-and-production-cutbacks-bring-producers-to-the-market-activity-elsewhere-limited

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