# Fertilizers: urea retreats while MAP holds prices amid tight supply - Verdenews

> The international urea reference fell from US$435 to US$431 per tonne FOB between October 22 and 29, while MAP averaged US$841 and held steady on scarce prompt supply. Energy-driven costs kept European and North African urea offers firm, while Chinese export availability and the absence of a new Indian tender weighed on other markets.

- Date: 2026-11-03 · published 2026-11-03T18:11:47.072Z
- Category: market · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/78129-fertilizers-urea-retreats-while-map-holds-prices-amid-tight-supply-verdenews
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md), [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md)

## Why it matters

Higher European gas costs lift the floor for nitrogen fertilizer prices, while tight phosphate availability supports MAP, raising feed-ingredient and crop input costs for buyers.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bullish ▲
- UREA: neutral

## Sources

- verdenews.com.uy: https://verdenews.com.uy/noticias/fertilizantes-urea-retrocede-y-el-map-sostiene-precios-ante-oferta-ajustada/

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