# Fertilizer Prices Rise in the Off-Season: What Is Driving the Increase? 11/09 Update

> Urea prices in China rose by 300–400 yuan per tonne over the past month, despite the fertilizer off-season in Zhejiang and Fujian. The article attributes the increase to higher coal and other input costs, transportation costs rising by 30%, and dealers beginning to stock up as prices climbed; some compound fertilizer producers also made tentative price increases.

- Date: 2026-11-09 · published 2026-11-09T00:12:43.399Z
- Category: logistics · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/88281-fertilizer-prices-rise-in-the-off-season-what-is-driving-the-increase-11-09
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md)

## Why it matters

Higher input and freight costs raise fertilizer production and delivery costs, while restocking adds near-term demand. This supports urea prices and may feed through to compound fertilizer prices.

## Read by commodity

- UREA: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2021-06-21 | [Fertiliser prices continue to increase: MoIT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46891-fertiliser-prices-continue-to-increase-moit.md) | -1.5% | -0.3% |
| UREA | 2025-06-01 | [The price of phosphate fertilisers continues to rise and everything indicates that there will be an upturn in urea prices – Dezba Inspection](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4338-the-price-of-phosphate-fertilisers-continues-to-rise-and-everything-indicates.md) | -18.3% | -14.1% |
| UREA | 2026-05-05 | [Fertilizer Crisis Response Bulletin #10–Shipping Disruptions Drive Up Fertilizer Costs and Threaten Food Security - IFDC](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19178-fertilizer-crisis-response-bulletin-10-shipping-disruptions-drive-up-fertilizer.md) | -4.2% | -27.8% |
| UREA | 2021-09-15 | [U.S. fertilizer prices soar as storms roil industry hub](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45369-u-s-fertilizer-prices-soar-as-storms-roil-industry-hub.md) | +0.4% | +41.4% |
| UREA | 2026-01-28 | [Fertiliser prices start to rise amid supply disruption - Farmers Weekly](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21367-fertiliser-prices-start-to-rise-amid-supply-disruption-farmers-weekly.md) | +10.6% | +12.6% |

## Sources

- mysheen.com: https://www.mysheen.com/a870191

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