# Global factors raise price of nitrogen - Brownfield Ag News

> StoneX fertilizer analyst Josh Linville says China is tightening urea exports while India is seeking more tonnage, and international urea values rose more than $100 per ton over the holiday weekend. He notes that higher urea prices shift demand toward anhydrous and UAN.

- Date: 2023-09-05 · published 2023-09-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/9881-global-factors-raise-price-of-nitrogen-brownfield-ag-news
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md)

## Why it matters

Rising urea prices are likely to push US farmers toward cheaper nitrogen alternatives such as anhydrous and UAN, supporting those prices during a large fall application season.

## Read by commodity

- UREA: bullish ▲

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2023-09-05 | 1 | +11.9% | 3.5 | Dated the same day as the move, it reports international urea values up over $100/ton over the holiday weekend as China tightens exports and India seeks more tonnage, a direct supply and demand driver. |
| UREA | 2023-09-04 | 1 | +11.9% | 3.6 | China tightening urea exports while India seeks more tonnage lifted international urea values by over $100/ton over the holiday weekend, directly explaining the spike. |

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2024-10-03 | [Urea market squeeze due to several factors - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28188-urea-market-squeeze-due-to-several-factors-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +1.4% | +0.2% |
| UREA | 2022-07-24 | [Global Factors at Play in the Nitrogen Market \| Red River Farm Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40805-global-factors-at-play-in-the-nitrogen-market-red-river-farm-network.md) | +16.4% | +13.6% |
| UREA | 2021-06-22 | [Nitrogen prices resurgent in ‘frantic’ global market \| Capital Press](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46500-nitrogen-prices-resurgent-in-frantic-global-market-capital-press.md) | +1.4% | -0.3% |
| UREA | 2021-08-05 | [Fertiliser shortage looms as global prices skyrocket \| Business News - The Indian Express](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45883-fertiliser-shortage-looms-as-global-prices-skyrocket-business-news-the-indian.md) | +1.4% | +8.5% |
| UREA | 2020-08-03 | [AgroPages-Fertilizers - navigating the global downturn-Agricultural news](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7415-agropages-fertilizers-navigating-the-global-downturn-agricultural-news.md) | +11.2% | +4.5% |

## Sources

- brownfieldagnews.com: https://brownfieldagnews.com/news/global-factors-raise-price-of-nitrogen/

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