
Ukraine's fertilizer market registered a $997.7 million trade deficit in 2017, with imports of $1.1 billion against exports of $129.2 million. Weak Russian nitrogen purchasing power pushed risky supplies of ammonium nitrate and urea into Ukraine, and sanctions against Russian imports are also reshaping flows.
Shifting Russian nitrogen flows and sanctions reshape regional fertilizer trade, with Ukraine's heavy import dependence keeping regional nitrogen costs under pressure.
After 23 past neutral trade events, Urea moved a median 0.0% over 5 sessions (48% higher; middle half -1.1% to +1.0%), and +2.8% over 20.
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