# AgroPages-Urea market fed by the hand of India-Agricultural news

> AgroPages reports that urea demand from India has been strong in 2020, with back-to-back tenders and a record 2.1 million tonne tender. Chinese urea exports have declined in recent years as inefficient plants closed, tightening supply.

- Date: 2020-11-20 · published 2020-11-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region India · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/50467-agropages-urea-market-fed-by-the-hand-of-india-agricultural-news
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md)

## Why it matters

Large Indian import demand combined with reduced Chinese export availability supports global urea prices, which feeds through to higher nitrogen costs for grain production.

## Read by commodity

- UREA: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2020-04-20 | [AgroPages-China’s prilled urea sellers await return of India-Agricultural news](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53562-agropages-china-s-prilled-urea-sellers-await-return-of-india-agricultural-news.md) | -1.8% | -19.6% |
| UREA | 2020-08-03 | [AgroPages-Fertilizers - navigating the global downturn-Agricultural news](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7415-agropages-fertilizers-navigating-the-global-downturn-agricultural-news.md) | +11.2% | +4.5% |
| UREA | 2022-01-28 | [Urea market finds liquidity following news of India’s potential return](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43453-urea-market-finds-liquidity-following-news-of-india-s-potential-return.md) | -4.8% | +5.2% |
| UREA | 2024-10-03 | [Urea market squeeze due to several factors - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28188-urea-market-squeeze-due-to-several-factors-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +1.4% | +0.2% |
| UREA | 2026-02-25 | [Urea: India raises the stakes for markets requiring April arrivals](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20925-urea-india-raises-the-stakes-for-markets-requiring-april-arrivals.md) | +28.3% | +35.4% |

## Sources

- news.agropages.com: https://news.agropages.com/News/NewsDetail---37240.htm

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