# Tight nitrogen supply boosts prices | The Western Producer

> Urea prices in North America have risen since late March as spring planting began, with the New Orleans barge price above $500/ton from under $400 at end-March. Indian urea demand reached 38.8 million tonnes in 2024-25 while Indian stocks are about 3.6 million tonnes below last year, and Brazil's first-quarter urea imports were the lowest since 2016.

- Date: 2025-05-08 · published 2025-05-08T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/6760-tight-nitrogen-supply-boosts-prices-the-western-producer
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Tight Indian supply and firm US prices support global nitrogen costs, while soft Brazilian demand limits upside, which affects the cost of corn production inputs and feed grain margins.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2024-08-14 | [Urea supply tight as China keeps exports low \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28672-urea-supply-tight-as-china-keeps-exports-low-the-western-producer.md) | -0.7% | +0.6% |
| CORN | 2024-04-04 | [Chinese grain imports seen near record high \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14755-chinese-grain-imports-seen-near-record-high-the-western-producer.md) | -1.0% | -1.1% |
| CORN | 2020-10-22 | [Grain FOB prices pushed higher by supply concerns; Soymeal lead the soy complex](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50711-grain-fob-prices-pushed-higher-by-supply-concerns-soymeal-lead-the-soy-complex.md) | +1.6% | +11.5% |
| CORN | 2022-03-04 | [China boosts US agriculture purchases over ‘very tight’ soybeans supply concerns, Ukraine corn worries \| South China Morning Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14948-china-boosts-us-agriculture-purchases-over-very-tight-soybeans-supply-concerns.md) | +0.8% | +7.2% |
| CORN | 2021-02-01 | [China buys U.S. ag products, helps boost market prices - Texas Farm Bureau](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48477-china-buys-u-s-ag-products-helps-boost-market-prices-texas-farm-bureau.md) | +0.8% | -2.0% |

## Sources

- producer.com: https://www.producer.com/crops/tight-nitrogen-supply-boosts-prices/

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