# Urea producers optimistic as industry heads to Canada

> Urea prices have risen over 20% since late March, with Middle East and Egyptian granular urea reaching $280/t fob, and June production is largely committed. Supply is constrained by US sanctions on Iran, which block Iranian product from Indian business, while China's absence from the export market has limited competition.

- Date: 2019-06-07 · published 2019-06-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/58899-urea-producers-optimistic-as-industry-heads-to-canada
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md)

## Why it matters

Tight urea supply and firm Indian demand support higher nitrogen fertilizer prices heading into the second half of the year, raising input costs for crop producers.

## Read by commodity

- UREA: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2025-06-23 | [Global Urea Prices Surge as Some Mideast Producers Halt Output - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24143-global-urea-prices-surge-as-some-mideast-producers-halt-output-bloomberg.md) | +1.4% | +12.4% |
| UREA | 2026-03-02 | [Iran conflict drives up urea prices \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4432-iran-conflict-drives-up-urea-prices-the-western-producer.md) | +25.5% | +36.4% |
| UREA | 2024-03-25 | [Major Middle East urea producers withdraw offers \| Latest Market News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31525-major-middle-east-urea-producers-withdraw-offers-latest-market-news.md) | -12.7% | -19.2% |
| UREA | 2026-04-15 | [India urea prices double to $1,000 in tender on Iran war shock \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20030-india-urea-prices-double-to-1-000-in-tender-on-iran-war-shock-reuters.md) | -3.8% | -17.2% |
| UREA | 2025-06-23 | [Urea Prices Spike as Middle East Conflict Cuts Iranian Production \| CZ app](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24541-urea-prices-spike-as-middle-east-conflict-cuts-iranian-production-cz-app.md) | +1.4% | +12.4% |

## Sources

- profercy.com: https://www.profercy.com/insights/urea-producers-optimistic-as-industry-heads-to-canada

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