# Washington Dairygrams: April 10, 2026

> USDEC warned that closure of the Strait of Hormuz near Iran would curtail US dairy shipments to the Middle East, especially cheese and butter. The Iran conflict has also pushed urea prices to about $702/ton from $470 before the conflict. About one-third of the world's fertilizer passes through the Strait.

- Date: 2026-04-03 · published 2026-04-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Middle East · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/6424-washington-dairygrams-april-10-2026
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md), [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md)

## Why it matters

Export disruption to a key cheese and butter buyer region would weigh on US dairy prices and demand. Higher urea costs raise crop input expenses and could tighten corn and feed grain supply economics.

## Read by commodity

- MILK: bearish ▼
- UREA: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2026-04-30 | [World Bank Warns Fertilizer Prices Could Rise More Than 30% in 2026 - Ecofin Agency](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7256-world-bank-warns-fertilizer-prices-could-rise-more-than-30-in-2026-ecofin-agency.md) | -10.0% | -17.6% |
| UREA | 2026-10-28 | [European gas price crosses €100 for first time since 2022 as EU warns of new crisis \| Euronews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/267-european-gas-price-crosses-100-for-first-time-since-2022-as-eu-warns-of-new.md) | -1.3% | — |
| UREA | 2026-08-30 | [Urea at $800 a Ton: Serbia Braces for Pricier Food in 2027 \| Srpske Novine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5475-urea-at-800-a-ton-serbia-braces-for-pricier-food-in-2027-srpske-novine.md) | +11.1% | +14.6% |
| UREA | 2026-03-03 | [Global oil and gas prices soar as Iran crisis disrupts shipping, production \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8777-global-oil-and-gas-prices-soar-as-iran-crisis-disrupts-shipping-production.md) | +10.0% | +19.1% |
| UREA | 2026-10-28 | [QatarEnergy Extends LNG Force Majeure to End of 2026 \| OilPrice.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/266-qatarenergy-extends-lng-force-majeure-to-end-of-2026-oilprice-com.md) | -1.3% | — |

## Sources

- hoards.com: https://hoards.com/article-37989-washington-dairygrams-april-10-2026.html

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