# International nitrogen prices continue to increase -  Premium

> Irish fertiliser importers are holding back from nitrogen purchases as urea prices fell after India withdrew from a significant tender. Industry sources believe the market has bottomed, and European demand has picked up, with CAN prices supported by rising gas costs and plant outages.

- Date: 2017-12-06 · published 2017-12-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Europe · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/67778-international-nitrogen-prices-continue-to-increase-premium
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md)

## Why it matters

Expectations of a market bottom and firm CAN and ammonia pricing suggest European nitrogen costs for 2018 may rise, adding to farm input expenses for feed producers.

## Read by commodity

- UREA: neutral

## Sources

- farmersjournal.ie: https://www.farmersjournal.ie/international-nitrogen-prices-continue-to-increase-329599

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