# Nitrogen Producer Competitiveness Squeezed by $70 per Tonne in new Era of Energy Pricing

> Integer Research says the cost gap between the highest and lowest cost nitrogen producers has narrowed by as much as $70 per tonne over the past year. The research links nitrogen production costs mainly to natural gas and coal feedstock prices.

- Date: 2016-11-18 · published 2016-11-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/74144-nitrogen-producer-competitiveness-squeezed-by-70-per-tonne-in-new-era-of-energy
- Commodities: [Natural Gas](https://feedsoft.ai/c/NATGAS.md), [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md)

## Why it matters

Narrower cost curves signal that energy prices now drive nitrogen producer economics more directly, which could tighten supply responses to gas price moves. This is analytical commentary with no immediate price shock.

## Read by commodity

- UREA: neutral
- NATGAS: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| NATGAS | 2022-12-08 | [Nitrogen prices remain volatile but less extreme \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38532-nitrogen-prices-remain-volatile-but-less-extreme-the-western-producer.md) | +27.9% | -29.6% |
| NATGAS | 2021-08-30 | [USD/CAD Falls on Easing PPI, Energy Prices Come Into Focus](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45796-usd-cad-falls-on-easing-ppi-energy-prices-come-into-focus.md) | +8.7% | +28.8% |
| NATGAS | 2024-04-26 | [Equinor Expects Asia, LNG Competition to Drive European Natural Gas Prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30924-equinor-expects-asia-lng-competition-to-drive-european-natural-gas-prices.md) | +18.9% | +71.3% |
| NATGAS | 2019-03-04 | [Global Nitrogen Market: 6 Factors to Watch in 2019 - AgriBusiness Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60405-global-nitrogen-market-6-factors-to-watch-in-2019-agribusiness-global.md) | -4.6% | -10.7% |
| NATGAS | 2017-04-20 | [Gas pricing: global convergence](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71666-gas-pricing-global-convergence.md) | -1.5% | +2.7% |
| UREA | 2020-10-06 | [Lower gas prices to benefit urea producers, reduce subsidy needs: Icra, ETEnergyworld](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50947-lower-gas-prices-to-benefit-urea-producers-reduce-subsidy-needs-icra.md) | -0.7% | +2.7% |
| UREA | 2023-02-16 | [Softening fertilizer prices "a bit of a gift" - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37644-softening-fertilizer-prices-a-bit-of-a-gift-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +0.1% | -3.1% |
| UREA | 2020-06-25 | [Global gas prices teeter above record lows on virus optimism, weather – The Energy Bulletin Daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9803-global-gas-prices-teeter-above-record-lows-on-virus-optimism-weather-the-energy.md) | +3.4% | +7.3% |

## Sources

- prnewswire.com: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/nitrogen-producer-competitiveness-squeezed-by-70-per-tonne-in-new-era-of-energy-pricing-601850855.html

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