# No respite for urea suppliers as prices continue to slide :: Content :: Tập đoàn Hoá chất Việt Nam (Vinachem)

> Global urea prices fell to three-month lows, with about a 25% decline over two weeks. Chinese urea exports fell 52% year on year in January-October to 3.7 million tonnes, and China may reintroduce an export tax in 2018.

- Date: 2017-12-04 · published 2017-12-04T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/67777-no-respite-for-urea-suppliers-as-prices-continue-to-slide-content-tap-oan-hoa
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md)

## Why it matters

Sharp urea declines reflect weak demand outside India and reduced Chinese exports, but potential Chinese export tax and environmental levies could limit future supply and push prices back up.

## Read by commodity

- UREA: bearish ▼

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| UREA | 2021-04-09 | [PWNI continues to descend as urea market seeks post India price floor](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47906-pwni-continues-to-descend-as-urea-market-seeks-post-india-price-floor.md) | -1.3% | -3.7% |
| UREA | 2026-07-17 | [Freed-up supplies to keep urea prices low](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18271-freed-up-supplies-to-keep-urea-prices-low.md) | +3.5% | +2.7% |
| UREA | 2026-08-14 | [Urea price decline accelerates to $386/t as China quota releases and Hormuz talks ease supply fears — Fertilizer Daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18190-urea-price-decline-accelerates-to-386-t-as-china-quota-releases-and-hormuz.md) | -0.4% | +14.3% |

## Sources

- vinachem.com.vn: https://www.vinachem.com.vn/articles/market-and-product-vnc/no-respite-for-urea-suppliers-as-prices-continue-to-slide.html

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