# The global nitrogen fertilizer market is gradually stabilizing

> Global nitrogen fertilizer prices are easing as the market centre shifts to China, with urea rising modestly in August in several origins. Ammonia prices have fallen west of Suez, with Tampa contracts dropping from $825/t in May to $555/t in August, while eastern prices stabilised near $450-460/t. China plans a third export quota of 2 million tons.

- Date: 2026-09-01 · published 2026-09-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/5474-the-global-nitrogen-fertilizer-market-is-gradually-stabilizing
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md), [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md)

## Why it matters

Planned Chinese export quota additions will add supply to the region and pressure urea and ammonia prices, while high European gas costs limit the downside in some markets.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: neutral
- UREA: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2026-02-12 | [Market data analysis & forecasts - Fertilizer market](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20936-market-data-analysis-and-forecasts-fertilizer-market.md) | +0.2% | +30.0% |
| UREA | 2021-06-28 | [State planner investigates fertilizer market, following record urea prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46503-state-planner-investigates-fertilizer-market-following-record-urea-prices.md) | +2.9% | +1.2% |
| UREA | 2022-10-03 | [U.N. pushes for global fertilizer price cut to avoid 'future crisis' \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39049-u-n-pushes-for-global-fertilizer-price-cut-to-avoid-future-crisis-reuters.md) | +2.0% | -12.6% |
| UREA | 2023-01-14 | [Key questions asked of fertiliser market experts for 2023 \| The Scottish Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37719-key-questions-asked-of-fertiliser-market-experts-for-2023-the-scottish-farmer.md) | -0.5% | -22.3% |
| UREA | 2023-01-18 | [Softening global prices to cut fertiliser subsidy in FY24: Secy \| Financial Express Mumbai - newspaper - Read this story on Magzter.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38107-softening-global-prices-to-cut-fertiliser-subsidy-in-fy24-secy-financial.md) | -1.1% | -21.7% |
| DAP | 2023-04-18 | [Why stabilising the fertiliser market matters for Europe’s food industry](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36741-why-stabilising-the-fertiliser-market-matters-for-europe-s-food-industry.md) | 0.0% | -10.3% |
| DAP | 2026-02-12 | [Market data analysis & forecasts - Fertilizer market](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20936-market-data-analysis-and-forecasts-fertilizer-market.md) | -0.3% | +2.8% |
| DAP | 2026-10-22 | [Brazil fertilizer prices diverge in Q4 as StoneX sees firm nitrogen, stable potash - Fertilizer Daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/676-brazil-fertilizer-prices-diverge-in-q4-as-stonex-sees-firm-nitrogen-stable.md) | 0.0% | — |

## Sources

- graintrade.com.ua: https://graintrade.com.ua/en/novosti/svitovij-rinok-azotnih-dobriv-postupovo-stabilizuetsya.html

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