# Yara warns of higher nitrogen prices -  Premium

> Yara warned that nitrogen prices will rise because reduced Chinese urea exports have left a global shortfall. Its third-quarter urea FOB average was $235/t, 22% above a year earlier, while phosphate prices fell about 20%.

- Date: 2017-10-19 · published 2017-10-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/68385-yara-warns-of-higher-nitrogen-prices-premium
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md)

## Why it matters

China is the largest urea exporter, so curtailed exports tighten global nitrogen supply and lift urea prices. Higher fertilizer costs can cut farm margins and planted acreage over time.

## Read by commodity

- UREA: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2025-04-16 | [Nitrogen prices soar on reduced Chinese exports \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25020-nitrogen-prices-soar-on-reduced-chinese-exports-the-western-producer.md) | +1.4% | +18.5% |
| UREA | 2023-09-05 | [Global factors raise price of nitrogen - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9881-global-factors-raise-price-of-nitrogen-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +14.0% | +9.1% |
| UREA | 2021-06-22 | [Nitrogen prices resurgent in ‘frantic’ global market \| Capital Press](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46500-nitrogen-prices-resurgent-in-frantic-global-market-capital-press.md) | +1.4% | -0.3% |
| UREA | 2025-10-31 | [Urea prices heading higher: analyst \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6227-urea-prices-heading-higher-analyst-the-western-producer.md) | +1.9% | 0.0% |
| UREA | 2020-08-10 | [Profercy World Nitrogen Index registers large gains as urea prices continue to ramp up](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51542-profercy-world-nitrogen-index-registers-large-gains-as-urea-prices-continue-to.md) | -2.8% | -6.6% |

## Sources

- farmersjournal.ie: https://www.farmersjournal.ie/agribusiness/companies/yara-warns-of-higher-nitrogen-prices-317525

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