# More Clarity on Chinese Exports For Fertiliser Market | CZ app

> China's Nitrogen Fertilizer Association set a urea export quota of 2 million tonnes, well below the 4 million tonnes initially reported, with application windows from May to September. Export certificates are valid one month and ex-factory prices are capped at May 6 levels, while DAP and MAP prices are climbing on reduced Chinese export quotas of 2 million and 1 million tonnes.

- Date: 2025-05-19 · published 2025-05-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/9362-more-clarity-on-chinese-exports-for-fertiliser-market-cz-app
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md), [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md)

## Why it matters

Constrained Chinese urea and phosphate exports keep global fertilizer supply tight, supporting input costs for feed producers and farmers' crop margins.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bullish ▲
- UREA: bullish ▲

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DAP | 2025-05-22 | 1 | +1.1% | 4.0 | Reduced Chinese DAP/MAP export quotas (2 Mt and 1 Mt) constrain supply and push DAP prices higher, matching the timing of the move. |
| DAP | 2025-05-23 | 1 | +1.1% | 3.7 | China's reduced DAP and MAP export quotas of 2 and 1 million tonnes tighten global phosphate supply and push DAP prices higher, though the news came a few days before the move. |
| UREA | 2025-06-02 | 5 | -21.1% | -10.0 | China's 2 Mt urea export quota with ex-factory prices capped signals a resumption of Chinese supply, which weighs on global prices from tight-supply highs. |
| DAP | 2025-05-28 | 1 | +1.0% | 3.1 | Reduced Chinese DAP/MAP export quotas of 2 Mt and 1 Mt are pushing DAP prices higher via constrained supply. |

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2023-12-04 | [China Bans Fertiliser Exports Until April ‘24 \| CZ app](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32632-china-bans-fertiliser-exports-until-april-24-cz-app.md) | -1.6% | -4.7% |
| UREA | 2022-07-06 | [China Tightening Restrictions on Fertiliser Exports: Reports \| CZ app](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40419-china-tightening-restrictions-on-fertiliser-exports-reports-cz-app.md) | +2.2% | +13.7% |
| UREA | 2021-03-18 | [MARD asks to halt fertiliser exports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48427-mard-asks-to-halt-fertiliser-exports.md) | +0.3% | -1.7% |
| UREA | 2021-10-05 | [China’s fertilizer exports ban raises worries from global markets - Fastmarkets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5907-china-s-fertilizer-exports-ban-raises-worries-from-global-markets-fastmarkets.md) | +6.2% | +11.5% |
| UREA | 2025-10-21 | [China Suspended Fertiliser Exports: India Faces Price Rise Before Rabi Season](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9555-china-suspended-fertiliser-exports-india-faces-price-rise-before-rabi-season.md) | +0.1% | +1.7% |
| DAP | 2023-12-04 | [China Bans Fertiliser Exports Until April ‘24 \| CZ app](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32632-china-bans-fertiliser-exports-until-april-24-cz-app.md) | +0.9% | +3.9% |
| DAP | 2022-07-06 | [China Tightening Restrictions on Fertiliser Exports: Reports \| CZ app](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40419-china-tightening-restrictions-on-fertiliser-exports-reports-cz-app.md) | +4.7% | +0.3% |
| DAP | 2023-11-20 | [China’s Fertiliser Export Ban Creates Uncertainty \| CZ app](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33092-china-s-fertiliser-export-ban-creates-uncertainty-cz-app.md) | +0.9% | +3.9% |

## Sources

- czapp.com: https://www.czapp.com/analyst-insights/more-clarity-on-chinese-exports-for-fertiliser-market/

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