# Urea prices surge

> Urea prices have surged since late 2016 on Indian demand, production capacity lags and policy changes, with Ravensdown raising New Zealand prices 5.5%. Chinese exports have slid from 13.5 million tonnes a year to 9.5 million tonnes and idle capacity remains.

- Date: 2017-03-09 · published 2017-03-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/71931-urea-prices-surge
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md)

## Why it matters

Sustained urea price increases and reduced Chinese export availability tighten global nitrogen supply, raising fertilizer costs for feed grain growers.

## Read by commodity

- UREA: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2024-09-27 | [Urea prices continue to firm.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5248-urea-prices-continue-to-firm.md) | +5.8% | +4.8% |
| UREA | 2024-12-16 | [Urea Prices Surge But Phosphate and Ammonia Struggle \| CZ app](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26888-urea-prices-surge-but-phosphate-and-ammonia-struggle-cz-app.md) | +0.2% | +8.7% |
| UREA | 2024-12-09 | [India Urea Tender Rumours Drive Price Surge \| CZ app](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26889-india-urea-tender-rumours-drive-price-surge-cz-app.md) | +2.5% | +9.5% |
| UREA | 2026-02-25 | [Understanding the surge in urea prices for Aussie farmers \| Farm Online \| ACT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20926-understanding-the-surge-in-urea-prices-for-aussie-farmers-farm-online-act.md) | +28.3% | +35.4% |
| UREA | 2025-04-30 | [US Urea Prices Surge to Highest Level Since 2022 - Genesis Fertilizers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4273-us-urea-prices-surge-to-highest-level-since-2022-genesis-fertilizers.md) | +17.4% | +7.7% |

## Sources

- farmersweekly.co.nz: https://www.farmersweekly.co.nz/news/urea-prices-surge/

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