# As September comes into view, supply pressure mounts on producers

> Global nitrogen fertilizer values fell sharply in late August 2021, with urea offers in the Arab Gulf and China dropping about $20-25/t week on week. The decline was driven by a delayed Indian urea tender, which left producers cutting prices to place product in markets such as Brazil. Traders were also taking short positions.

- Date: 2021-08-27 · published 2021-08-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region India · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/6006-as-september-comes-into-view-supply-pressure-mounts-on-producers
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md)

## Why it matters

With India's tender postponed, urea supply is pressing into the September shipping window and pushing prices lower. Feed buyers should expect softer nitrogen costs in the near term unless the Indian tender returns quickly.

## Read by commodity

- UREA: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2023-10-27 | [Urea fob values move lower as producers back Indian business](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33947-urea-fob-values-move-lower-as-producers-back-indian-business.md) | -4.8% | -8.8% |
| UREA | 2025-09-01 | [India’s Urea Tender on 2 September to Shape Global Fertilizer Prices -](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6879-india-s-urea-tender-on-2-september-to-shape-global-fertilizer-prices.md) | -7.0% | -8.8% |
| UREA | 2022-04-26 | [Urea fob values come under further pressure following IPL inquiry](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8657-urea-fob-values-come-under-further-pressure-following-ipl-inquiry.md) | -18.3% | -18.8% |
| UREA | 2025-08-26 | [Amid thaw in ties, China to soon revive fertilizer supply to India \| Mint](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23274-amid-thaw-in-ties-china-to-soon-revive-fertilizer-supply-to-india-mint.md) | -5.8% | -8.8% |
| UREA | 2025-09-08 | [Fertilizer Market Core Dynamics Briefing – August to Early September 2025](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22777-fertilizer-market-core-dynamics-briefing-august-to-early-september-2025.md) | -0.4% | -5.4% |

## Sources

- profercy.com: https://www.profercy.com/insights/as-september-comes-into-view-supply-pressure-mounts-on-producers

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