# China's urea export curbs may not hit India much, push up global rates | Economy & Policy News - Business Standard

> Trade sources in India say China's order to suspend some urea exports will have limited direct impact on India's supply, since its China imports are already small and falling. However, the decision could lift global urea prices, which had already risen about 30% in India between July and August.

- Date: 2023-09-07 · published 2023-09-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region India · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/9878-china-s-urea-export-curbs-may-not-hit-india-much-push-up-global-rates-economy
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md)

## Why it matters

Even with limited direct impact on India, the loss of Chinese tonnage and firm Brazilian and Argentine demand point to higher global urea prices and costlier import purchases.

## Read by commodity

- UREA: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2021-10-19 | [China's curbs on fertiliser exports may affect India, says report \| Economy & Policy News - Business Standard](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44477-china-s-curbs-on-fertiliser-exports-may-affect-india-says-report-economy-and.md) | -2.5% | +10.5% |
| UREA | 2024-06-14 | [China Halts Urea Export Inspections; Global Prices Rise - Green Markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29675-china-halts-urea-export-inspections-global-prices-rise-green-markets.md) | +0.2% | -1.7% |
| UREA | 2025-05-11 | [China Confirms Export Controls on MAP, DAP, and Urea: What Global Buyers Need to Know](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24595-china-confirms-export-controls-on-map-dap-and-urea-what-global-buyers-need-to.md) | -0.4% | -23.4% |
| UREA | 2025-11-04 | [China’s export controls drive up global fertilizer prices - DatamarNews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21859-china-s-export-controls-drive-up-global-fertilizer-prices-datamarnews.md) | -2.3% | -10.6% |
| UREA | 2026-03-16 | [China Reins in Fertilizer Exports as War Pushes Up Global Prices - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20096-china-reins-in-fertilizer-exports-as-war-pushes-up-global-prices-bloomberg.md) | +3.2% | +17.0% |

## Sources

- business-standard.com: https://www.business-standard.com/economy/news/china-s-urea-export-squeeze-could-have-a-limited-impact-on-india-123090701056_1.html

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