# China’s 2026 Urea Export Policy: From $660/t Price Floor to 3.3M-Tonne Quota - Fertilizer Daily

> China reopened urea exports in June 2026 with a minimum price of about $660/t, then shifted by September to an annual export quota of roughly 3.3 million tonnes and lower FOB floors of about $430-440/t for most destinations and about $500/t for India.

- Date: 2026-06-02 · published 2026-06-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region China · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/7281-china-s-2026-urea-export-policy-from-660-t-price-floor-to-3-3m-tonne-quota
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md)

## Why it matters

Chinese export quotas and lower price floors add significant supply to the global urea market, pressuring international nitrogen prices lower.

## Read by commodity

- UREA: bearish ▼

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2026-06-05 | 5 | -21.5% | -4.4 | China reopening urea exports with a quota of roughly 3.3 million tonnes and lower FOB floors adds expected global supply and pressures prices, though the policy dates are partly ambiguous relative to the window. |
| UREA | 2026-06-04 | 5 | -21.5% | -4.7 | China's export policy details, including the quota and lower FOB floors, point to more supply at lower price levels, which is bearish. |
| UREA | 2026-05-31 | 1 | -17.0% | -11.4 | Details of China's export policy and quota size/price floors shape the supply outlook and price expectations, though dated after the move. |

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2023-11-27 | [China Agrees Fertiliser Export Quota to 2025 \| CZ app](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4326-china-agrees-fertiliser-export-quota-to-2025-cz-app.md) | -4.4% | -7.4% |
| UREA | 2026-05-26 | [China reopens urea exports with $660pt price floor](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19179-china-reopens-urea-exports-with-660pt-price-floor.md) | -19.8% | -31.4% |
| UREA | 2026-10-28 | [DCM macro policy: Vietnam Fertilizer Export Tax Cut… \| Aveluro](https://feedsoft.ai/events/315-dcm-macro-policy-vietnam-fertilizer-export-tax-cut-aveluro.md) | -1.3% | — |
| UREA | 2025-06-26 | [China to Relax Urea Export Ban, Easing Global Price Pressure - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24142-china-to-relax-urea-export-ban-easing-global-price-pressure-bloomberg.md) | +5.4% | +11.3% |
| UREA | 2025-01-06 | [China's urea futures hit lowest since 2023 amid oversupply, export curbs](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11884-china-s-urea-futures-hit-lowest-since-2023-amid-oversupply-export-curbs.md) | +4.0% | +14.8% |

## Sources

- fertilizerdaily.com: https://www.fertilizerdaily.com/20260602-china-reopens-urea-exports-with-660t-price-floor/

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