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Nitrogen prices soar on reduced Chinese exports

“Extremely tight” UAN supplies has some growers forces to substitute urea in their spring planting campaign

Urea fertilizer prices have been on a steady climb since the start of the year, says an analyst.

Urea prices expected to increase in Canada

Reduced supply from Egypt and China and increased demand in the U.S. and Brazil change market dynamics this summer

WINNIPEG — The June and July period is normally a quiet time in the global market for urea. In most years, North American farmers are done buying for the growing season and Brazilian buyers usually wait until September to make urea purchases for the safrinha corn crop. However, it wasn’t a quiet time this year. […] Read more