# Brazil's potash prices fall while urea climbs on Middle East tensions | Agro News Today

> Potassium chloride prices at Brazilian ports have fallen 10 percent after nine straight weekly declines. Urea has risen 20 percent in five weeks amid Middle East tensions.

- Date: 2026-10-11 · published 2026-10-11T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Brazil · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/700-brazil-s-potash-prices-fall-while-urea-climbs-on-middle-east-tensions-agro-news
- Commodities: [Potash (KCl)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/POTASH.md), [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md)

## Why it matters

Cheaper potash lowers fertiliser costs for Brazilian growers, while urea strength driven by Middle East supply risk raises nitrogen costs.

## Read by commodity

- UREA: bullish ▲
- POTASH: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2024-10-05 | [Middle East tensions support urea price rally.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9417-middle-east-tensions-support-urea-price-rally.md) | -0.1% | -4.4% |
| UREA | 2024-10-02 | [Middle East tensions add to combustible urea market - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5244-middle-east-tensions-add-to-combustible-urea-market-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +2.5% | +1.6% |
| UREA | 2026-04-02 | [HLIB Research: Middle East tensions to lift near-term palm oil prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9476-hlib-research-middle-east-tensions-to-lift-near-term-palm-oil-prices.md) | +1.6% | -1.2% |
| UREA | 2025-07-01 | [Global urea prices rise with Middle East conflict \| News \| farmtalknews.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24079-global-urea-prices-rise-with-middle-east-conflict-news-farmtalknews-com.md) | +10.7% | +11.9% |
| UREA | 2026-07-29 | [Rising tensions in the Middle East cause urea to rise almost 14% in one month.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18675-rising-tensions-in-the-middle-east-cause-urea-to-rise-almost-14-in-one-month.md) | +0.6% | -1.2% |

## Sources

- agronewstoday.com: https://agronewstoday.com/article/brazil-potash-prices-fall-urea-climbs

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