# China exits international urea markets with Q1 2018 exports down 75% on year

> China's urea exports in Q1 2018 fell to about 295,000 tonnes, roughly a quarter of the year-earlier level and far below nearly 3 million tonnes in Q1 2016. South Korea remained the top destination, followed by India and Japan.

- Date: 2018-04-25 · published 2018-04-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/65439-china-exits-international-urea-markets-with-q1-2018-exports-down-75-on-year
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md)

## Why it matters

With China largely out of the export market, global urea supply is tighter and buyers must source from other producers, supporting nitrogen prices that feed into corn and feed production costs.

## Read by commodity

- UREA: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2021-08-09 | [Fert markets watching potential China export slowdown \| Farm Online \| ACT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45870-fert-markets-watching-potential-china-export-slowdown-farm-online-act.md) | 0.0% | +18.3% |
| UREA | 2024-08-01 | [Urea in 'tight supply' on cuts in China exports, gas from Egypt: Fertiglobe \| S&P Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29104-urea-in-tight-supply-on-cuts-in-china-exports-gas-from-egypt-fertiglobe-s-and-p.md) | +1.4% | +1.4% |
| UREA | 2025-05-27 | [Fertiliser Markets Uncertain as Chinese Exports Near, EU Sanctions Loom \| CZ app](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24588-fertiliser-markets-uncertain-as-chinese-exports-near-eu-sanctions-loom-cz-app.md) | -21.0% | -16.3% |
| UREA | 2025-07-30 | [India reduces dependence on China‑origin urea as Russia and MENA expand long‑distance exports - Drewry](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4136-india-reduces-dependence-on-china-origin-urea-as-russia-and-mena-expand-long.md) | +6.2% | +1.3% |
| UREA | 2021-06-18 | [Indonesian prices shoot up while the urea market weighs up prospect of Chinese export tax](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46502-indonesian-prices-shoot-up-while-the-urea-market-weighs-up-prospect-of-chinese.md) | -0.3% | -0.6% |

## Sources

- profercy.com: https://www.profercy.com/insights/china-exits-international-urea-markets-with-q1-2018-exports-down-75-on-year

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