# AgroPages-Viewpoint: Will India dominate urea again in 2021?-Agricultural news

> India, the world's largest urea importer, is on track for record purchases, with imports of over 9mn t already bought in the current fiscal year and a forecast record of 11mn t for calendar 2020. Argus Analytics expects 2021 imports to fall to about 9mn t as new capacity comes online and agricultural demand slows.

- Date: 2020-12-25 · published 2020-12-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region India · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/49961-agropages-viewpoint-will-india-dominate-urea-again-in-2021-agricultural-news
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md)

## Why it matters

Indian tenders have been the main price driver in the global urea market, so expected lower Indian import needs in 2021 point to fewer tenders and weaker global urea prices.

## Read by commodity

- UREA: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2025-02-24 | [Urea Prices Stall Amid Delayed India Tender \| CZ app](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7457-urea-prices-stall-amid-delayed-india-tender-cz-app.md) | -0.3% | -4.4% |
| UREA | 2024-02-29 | [urea imports: India's 2023 urea imports fall 21% on year amid jump in domestic production: S&P Global Commodity Insights - The Economic Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31980-urea-imports-india-s-2023-urea-imports-fall-21-on-year-amid-jump-in-domestic.md) | +7.6% | +8.6% |
| UREA | 2024-03-30 | [Indian Tender pushes Urea prices down.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5304-indian-tender-pushes-urea-prices-down.md) | -13.2% | -18.2% |
| UREA | 2024-10-28 | [Urea Prices Dip After India Tender Delay \| CZ app](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5407-urea-prices-dip-after-india-tender-delay-cz-app.md) | -3.6% | -5.5% |
| UREA | 2026-05-27 | [Participants doubt Indian tender will reverse bearishness in urea markets \| S&P Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7283-participants-doubt-indian-tender-will-reverse-bearishness-in-urea-markets-s-and.md) | -21.1% | -31.2% |

## Sources

- news.agropages.com: https://news.agropages.com/News/NewsDetail---37576.htm

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