# Urea Slows Downward Trend -- Prices Uncertain Ahead

> China is ending its seasonal urea export window and is set to restore its export tariff from about 2% to 110%. US retail urea prices were mixed, with the regional average up $3.31 to $497.56 per ton in the latest week. The author expects prices to level off and possibly turn higher.

- Date: 2020-11-18 · published 2020-11-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/50088-urea-slows-downward-trend-prices-uncertain-ahead
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md)

## Why it matters

Restoring China's high export tariff removes a major source of supply from world urea markets, which is supportive for global urea prices into early 2021.

## Read by commodity

- UREA: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2022-05-06 | [Urea price declines slow ahead of major RCF purchasing inquiry](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8654-urea-price-declines-slow-ahead-of-major-rcf-purchasing-inquiry.md) | +0.4% | -17.1% |
| UREA | 2020-03-12 | [Uncertainty leads to urea spike \| Farm Online \| ACT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54427-uncertainty-leads-to-urea-spike-farm-online-act.md) | -2.1% | -1.5% |
| 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 | 2024-10-21 | [India's Tender Boosts Urea, DAP, Potash Prices \| CZ app](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6843-india-s-tender-boosts-urea-dap-potash-prices-cz-app.md) | -0.4% | -5.4% |
| UREA | 2025-10-31 | [Urea prices heading higher: analyst \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6227-urea-prices-heading-higher-analyst-the-western-producer.md) | +1.9% | 0.0% |

## Sources

- agweb.com: https://www.agweb.com/news/machinery/100-ideas/urea-slows-downward-trend-prices-uncertain-ahead

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