# Urea prices ease on Chinese supplies - Newspaper - DAWN.COM

> International urea prices have fallen to about $450 per tonne from a peak near $900 after China resumed fertilizer supplies, according to Arif Habib Ltd. The decline follows a Middle East conflict and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.

- Date: 2026-10-24 · published 2026-10-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/651-urea-prices-ease-on-chinese-supplies-newspaper-dawn-com
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Cheaper urea eases fertilizer costs for grain growers, but the drop from peak highlights that Hormuz disruptions had tightened nitrogen supply; prices for nitrogen-linked inputs are bearish.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral
- UREA: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2026-06-24 | [NOLA urea prices drop 55% from April peak as Hormuz ceasefire and renewed Chinese exports reshape the market — Fertilizer Daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19117-nola-urea-prices-drop-55-from-april-peak-as-hormuz-ceasefire-and-renewed.md) | -1.9% | -0.6% |
| UREA | 2026-07-24 | [WTO data confirms Strait of Hormuz fertilizer trade disruption is easing as urea nears pre-war price — Fertilizer Daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18655-wto-data-confirms-strait-of-hormuz-fertilizer-trade-disruption-is-easing-as.md) | +1.6% | -1.2% |
| UREA | 2026-06-18 | [Fertilizer, fuel prices drop with all eyes on Strait of Hormuz \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18705-fertilizer-fuel-prices-drop-with-all-eyes-on-strait-of-hormuz-agri-pulse.md) | -3.1% | -4.6% |
| UREA | 2026-06-22 | [Urea fertilizer prices tumble as strait reopens \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19116-urea-fertilizer-prices-tumble-as-strait-reopens-the-western-producer.md) | -2.4% | -3.0% |
| UREA | 2026-07-01 | [Fertiliser prices tumble as traders look beyond Middle East disruption](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19113-fertiliser-prices-tumble-as-traders-look-beyond-middle-east-disruption.md) | -6.6% | +3.4% |
| CORN | 2023-11-22 | [Wheat jumps 1% to near 2-week high on Black Sea supply concerns - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12251-wheat-jumps-1-to-near-2-week-high-on-black-sea-supply-concerns-markets-business.md) | -3.5% | -0.9% |
| CORN | 2026-08-31 | [First Thing Today \| Grains mostly weaker overnight; EPA news may come today - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17963-first-thing-today-grains-mostly-weaker-overnight-epa-news-may-come-today-pro.md) | -0.3% | +2.6% |
| CORN | 2022-06-23 | [Prices for feed barley in Ukraine remain under pressure from lack of export demand 23.06.2022 - UkrAgroConsult](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41005-prices-for-feed-barley-in-ukraine-remain-under-pressure-from-lack-of-export.md) | +1.6% | -10.7% |

## Sources

- dawn.com: https://www.dawn.com/news/2039347

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