# Urea Prices Rose Last Week

> Standard urea prices in NOLA rose 0.8% to $230 per metric ton for the week ended February 23, and Egypt rose 0.8% to $266. Middle East standard urea fell 0.4% to $254, while prilled urea at Yuzhny rose 1.3% to $235.

- Date: 2018-02-27 · published 2018-02-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/66805-urea-prices-rose-last-week
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Higher nitrogen costs raise the input expense for corn growers, which can support corn prices over time while adding to feed-cost pressure for livestock buyers. The moves are small, so the price impact is limited.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral
- UREA: bullish ▲

## Sources

- marketrealist.com: https://marketrealist.com/2018/02/urea-prices-rose-last-week/

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