Urea rose to 435 USD/T on July 11, 2025, up 3.57% from the previous day. Over the past month, Urea's price has risen 20.50%, and is up 38.76% compared to the same time last year, according to trading on a contract for difference (CFD) that tracks the benchmark market for this commodity. This dataset includes a chart with historical data for Urea.

Urea prices in , May, 2025 For that commodity indicator, we provide data from January 1960 to May 2025. The average value during that period was 171.18 USD per metric ton with a minimum of 16 USD per metric ton in January 1971 and a maximum of 925 USD per metric ton in April 2022. | TheGlobalEconomy.com

The price of urea stood at 358 U.S. dollars per metric ton in 2023, the highest value in the period investigated. The price of this commodity was forecast to decrease in the following year, to then drop annually to amount to 325 dollars per ton in 2025.

In Q1 2025, the Urea prices in the USA saw a steady upward trend, driven by tight supply and strong seasonal demand. Despite volatility in Ammonia feedstock costs, prices stayed elevated due to production cuts from extreme winter weather. Force majeure declarations by key producers like OCI Beaumont LLC and CF Industries, along with freight disruptions, limited domestic availability. Agricultural demand also picked up as farmers stockpiled ahead of spring planting, especially for crops such as rice and sorghum.

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China Retail Price: Agri Material: Urea, N 46%: Domestic Made data was reported at 2.250 RMB/kg in Mar 2025. This records a decrease from the previous number of 2.290 RMB/kg for Feb 2025. China Retail Price: Agri Material: Urea, N 46%: Domestic Made data is updated monthly, averaging 2.110 RMB/kg from Jan 2007 (Median) to Mar 2025, with 219 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 3.350 RMB/kg in Jun 2022 and a record low of 1.620 RMB/kg in Oct 2016. China Retail Price: Agri Material: Urea, N 46%: Domestic Made data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Price Monitoring Center, NDRC. The data is categorized under China Premium Database’s Price – Table CN.PA: Price Monitoring Center, NDRC: Retail Price: Agricultural Material.

In February 2025, the average urea import price amounted to $353 per ton, picking up by 1.6% against the previous month.

Global fertilizer prices experienced significant volatility in 2022, with diammonium phosphate (DAP) reaching a peak of *** U.S. dollars per metric ton in April before declining to *** U.S. dollars by December. In the lead up to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, urea fertilizer prices more than doubled from September to November 2021.

The average retail price of granular urea amounted to about 1,581 Philippine pesos per 50 kilogram bag as of December 2024. The average retail price of urea peaked in 2021 and 2022.

In 2023, purchases abroad of urea decreased by -14.7% to 3.2M tons for the first time since 2019, thus ending a three-year rising trend.

Indonesia Wholesale Price Index: Manufacturing: Fertilizer: Urea data was reported at 163.780 2000=100 in Dec 2008. This records an increase from the previous number of 162.870 2000=100 for Nov 2008. Indonesia Wholesale Price Index: Manufacturing: Fertilizer: Urea data is updated monthly, averaging 108.985 2000=100 from Jan 2000 (Median) to Dec 2008, with 108 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 163.780 2000=100 in Dec 2008 and a record low of 98.560 2000=100 in Apr 2000. Indonesia Wholesale Price Index: Manufacturing: Fertilizer: Urea data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Central Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under Indonesia Premium Database’s Inflation – Table ID.IB004: Wholesale Price Index: by Sector: Manufacturing.

This dataset includes price spreads (Cornbelt price minus New Orleans, LA price) measured in dollars per ton. New Orleans is a key fertilizer-pricing hub, and the Cornbelt is a large user of fertilizer due to the region's substantial row crop production. The price spread (Cornbelt minus New Orleans) can reflect transportation costs and other local supply and demand factors.

Fertilizer commodities include urea, urea ammonium nitrate (UAN), monoammonium phosphate (MAP), diammonium phosphate (DAP), and potash. UAN prices assume a 32 percent nitrogen content. Cornbelt states include Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, and Nebraska.

The monthly average prices are derived from weekly reports with permission from Green Markets, a Bloomberg Company.

4201 Global import shipment records of Prilled Urea with prices, volume & current Buyer's suppliers relationships based on actual Global export trade database.

Fertilizer Price: Fertilizers: Urea data was reported at 28.664 USD/50 kg in Dec 2024. This records an increase from the previous number of 28.179 USD/50 kg for Nov 2024. Fertilizer Price: Fertilizers: Urea data is updated monthly, averaging 25.987 USD/50 kg from Jan 2013 (Median) to Dec 2024, with 144 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 54.660 USD/50 kg in Apr 2022 and a record low of 18.619 USD/50 kg in Jul 2017. Fertilizer Price: Fertilizers: Urea data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ecuador – Table EC.RI003: Agrochemicals and Fertilizers Price.

United States - Producer Price Index by Industry: Nitrogenous Fertilizer Manufacturing: Synthetic Ammonia, Nitric Acid, Ammonium Compounds, and Urea was 116.06400 Index Dec 2014=100 in May of 2025, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Producer Price Index by Industry: Nitrogenous Fertilizer Manufacturing: Synthetic Ammonia, Nitric Acid, Ammonium Compounds, and Urea reached a record high of 216.76100 in April of 2022 and a record low of 65.60000 in September of 2017. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - Producer Price Index by Industry: Nitrogenous Fertilizer Manufacturing: Synthetic Ammonia, Nitric Acid, Ammonium Compounds, and Urea - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on July of 2025.

The global urea market reached a volume of 177.21 MMT in 2024. It is expected to grow at a CAGR of 0.90% between 2025 and 2034 driven by the growing demand as a fertiliser from the agriculture sector. The market is expected to reach a volume of 193.82 MMT in 2034.

Australia Farm Inputs Price: Fertiliser: Urea data was reported at 405.360 AUD/Ton in 2019. This records a decrease from the previous number of 414.625 AUD/Ton for 2018. Australia Farm Inputs Price: Fertiliser: Urea data is updated yearly, averaging 216.527 AUD/Ton from Jun 1971 (Median) to 2019, with 49 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 585.244 AUD/Ton in 2008 and a record low of 81.000 AUD/Ton in 1972. Australia Farm Inputs Price: Fertiliser: Urea data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Australia – Table AU.P002: Agricultural Commodity Prices.

In 2023, after three years of growth, there was significant decline in overseas purchases of urea, when their volume decreased by -13.5% to 1.7M tons.

Number of observations collected for urea prices, number of observations of non-subsidized urea, number of observations after removing outliers (n) and number of observations after aggregating by household (values between parenthesis), and the percent of outliers detected (%) for each data source.

Subsidized urea price (median-USD kg-1), percentage of the non-subsidized urea price, and number of observations per country (values between parenthesis). Slope (USD kg-1) of the regression models between subsidized and non-subsidized prices.