# Urea fell 42.4% from the second to the third quarter

> Middle East urea prices fell 42.4% from a second-quarter average of $693.50 per tonne to a third-quarter average of $399.20, according to the World Bank pink sheet dated October 2, 2026. Prices were around $400 in July.

- Date: 2026-10-19 · published 2026-10-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Middle East · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/656-urea-fell-42-4-from-the-second-to-the-third-quarter
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Lower nitrogen fertilizer costs reduce farm input expenses and may support corn acreage economics, though the drop is a historical quarterly comparison rather than a new shock.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral
- UREA: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2020-07-03 | [Global fertilizer prices expected to remain low over second half of 2020 - RealAgriculture](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52429-global-fertilizer-prices-expected-to-remain-low-over-second-half-of-2020.md) | +2.2% | +10.3% |
| UREA | 2024-11-02 | [Engro Fertilizers urea sales plunge 43%](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5409-engro-fertilizers-urea-sales-plunge-43.md) | -2.0% | -1.9% |
| UREA | 2023-12-01 | [Urea forecast suggests short-term price declines, but recover later](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10282-urea-forecast-suggests-short-term-price-declines-but-recover-later.md) | -2.0% | -5.1% |
| UREA | 2023-05-29 | [Better fert prices on the way: Rabobank](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36250-better-fert-prices-on-the-way-rabobank.md) | -8.1% | -3.1% |
| UREA | 2024-09-11 | [global fertilizer demand set to see little growth \| World Fertilizer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28223-global-fertilizer-demand-set-to-see-little-growth-world-fertilizer.md) | +0.3% | +5.9% |
| CORN | 2018-08-23 | [MHP second quarter results](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63680-mhp-second-quarter-results.md) | -1.9% | -1.8% |
| CORN | 2016-11-17 | [Third quarter broiler, turkey production declined](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73994-third-quarter-broiler-turkey-production-declined.md) | +3.0% | +4.6% |
| CORN | 2019-11-07 | [Pacific Ethanol Reports Third Quarter 2019 Results](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56052-pacific-ethanol-reports-third-quarter-2019-results.md) | -0.6% | -1.0% |

## Sources

- thetradersspread.com: https://thetradersspread.com/commodities/urea-fell-42-4-percent-second-to-third-quarter

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