# US UAN exports take market share - CRU Group

> New US UAN capacity from CF Industries and OCI, totaling 3.1 million tonnes, has allowed the US to cut import dependence and expand exports, with exports exceeding 1 million tonnes in 2016. Argentina's US import share rose from 15% in 2014 to 75% in 2016.

- Date: 2017-07-25 · published 2017-07-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/69882-us-uan-exports-take-market-share-cru-group
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md)

## Why it matters

Growing US export availability at low prices pressures global nitrogen margins and shifts trade flows away from traditional exporters, which tends to keep international nitrogen prices soft.

## Read by commodity

- UREA: bearish ▼

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| UREA | 2024-04-21 | [Urea Market Set to Dip as China Returns, India Cuts Imports \| CZ app](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30660-urea-market-set-to-dip-as-china-returns-india-cuts-imports-cz-app.md) | -0.5% | -6.7% |
| UREA | 2026-08-20 | [IFDC: China’s urea exports ease nitrogen prices, but fertilizer markets remain tense - Fertilizer Daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17859-ifdc-china-s-urea-exports-ease-nitrogen-prices-but-fertilizer-markets-remain.md) | +1.1% | +17.4% |

## Sources

- crugroup.com: https://www.crugroup.com/en/communities/thought-leadership/2017/us-uan-exports-take-market-share/

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