# Urea Soft - India Called, and the World Answered  | AFRIQOM Africa Fertilizer Insight

> India's NFL urea tender on 2 September drew about 5.6 million tonnes of offers from 25 suppliers, though the figure includes short positions and double counting. Lowest offers were $462.45/t CFR east coast India and $464.70/t CFR west coast, and sentiment has shifted lower. Parallel tenders from Dangote in Nigeria and EABC in Ethiopia are also in the market.

- Date: 2025-09-04 · published 2025-09-04T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region India · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/6877-urea-soft-india-called-and-the-world-answered-afriqom-africa-fertilizer-insight
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md)

## Why it matters

Heavy supplier readiness and a wide pool of origins point to a looser global urea balance into Q4, which pressures prices. The depth of the correction depends on how many Chinese tonnes are committed to India.

## Read by commodity

- UREA: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2026-10-08 | [Urea Prices Drop in India as China Reshapes Fertilizer Markets Across the Americas](https://feedsoft.ai/events/658-urea-prices-drop-in-india-as-china-reshapes-fertilizer-markets-across-the.md) | +2.3% | +2.6% |
| UREA | 2025-09-04 | [India’s Record Urea Tender Shakes Fertilizer Markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6878-india-s-record-urea-tender-shakes-fertilizer-markets.md) | -0.6% | -5.5% |
| UREA | 2025-09-01 | [India’s Urea Tender on 2 September to Shape Global Fertilizer Prices -](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6879-india-s-urea-tender-on-2-september-to-shape-global-fertilizer-prices.md) | -7.0% | -8.8% |
| UREA | 2020-05-01 | [India's return factored in as worldwide urea prices continue to tumble](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53442-india-s-return-factored-in-as-worldwide-urea-prices-continue-to-tumble.md) | -16.7% | -25.7% |
| UREA | 2025-08-26 | [Amid thaw in ties, China to soon revive fertilizer supply to India \| Mint](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23274-amid-thaw-in-ties-china-to-soon-revive-fertilizer-supply-to-india-mint.md) | -5.8% | -8.8% |

## Sources

- afriqom.com: https://www.afriqom.com/insights/india%E2%80%99s-massive-urea-call-sparks-worldwide-response%2C-softening-markets-across-key-origins

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