# Arab News | Bangladesh’s urea imports from Middle East up 15% as local supply dwindles

> Bangladesh has increased urea imports from Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Qatar by about 15% this year, reaching over 1.1m tons. Gas shortages have forced domestic fertilizer plants to shut down or cut output.

- Date: 2022-11-26 · published 2022-11-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Bangladesh · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/7857-arab-news-bangladesh-s-urea-imports-from-middle-east-up-15-as-local-supply
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md)

## Why it matters

Bangladesh needs about 2.6m tons of urea a year, so sustained Middle East buying adds to import demand and supports urea prices.

## Read by commodity

- UREA: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2026-01-07 | [Middle East granular urea sold in high $410s/t fob \| Latest Market News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21365-middle-east-granular-urea-sold-in-high-410s-t-fob-latest-market-news.md) | +1.5% | +16.3% |
| UREA | 2024-08-01 | [Urea in 'tight supply' on cuts in China exports, gas from Egypt: Fertiglobe \| S&P Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29104-urea-in-tight-supply-on-cuts-in-china-exports-gas-from-egypt-fertiglobe-s-and-p.md) | +1.4% | +1.4% |
| UREA | 2024-08-14 | [Urea supply tight as China keeps exports low \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28672-urea-supply-tight-as-china-keeps-exports-low-the-western-producer.md) | -0.3% | +1.2% |
| UREA | 2022-09-13 | [UN: Food exports from Ukraine are up, Russia fertilizer down \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14454-un-food-exports-from-ukraine-are-up-russia-fertilizer-down-ap-news.md) | +2.3% | -4.2% |
| UREA | 2025-07-27 | [Sabic Agri-Nutrients Says In Q3, Supply Availability Will Be Limited Despite Ongoing Exports From China — TradingView News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24082-sabic-agri-nutrients-says-in-q3-supply-availability-will-be-limited-despite.md) | +7.5% | +2.2% |

## Sources

- arabnews.com: https://www.arabnews.com/world/bangladeshs-urea-imports-from-middle-east-up-15-as-local-supply-dwindles-2206561

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