Soda ash price by country
Each row is a country lead series: exports FOB for net exporters, imports CIF for net importers, monthly unit values from national customs statistics. Free readers see the quarter before last; the newest quarter, every month, spreads, averages and CSV open in the dashboard.
| Country | Basis | Quarter free view | USD/t | Q/Q | Latest month | USD/t | M/M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | FOB exports | Q1 2026 | 190 | -9.1% | July 2026 🔒 | dashboard | – |
| Brazil | CIF imports | Q1 2026 | 207 | -7.3% | July 2026 🔒 | dashboard | – |
| Netherlands awaiting next period | CIF imports | Q1 2026 | 285 | -10.8% | June 2026 🔒 | dashboard | – |
| India | CIF imports | Q1 2026 | 218 | -7.6% | July 2026 🔒 | dashboard | – |
| Japan | CIF imports | Q1 2026 | 234 | -4.9% | July 2026 🔒 | dashboard | – |
| Germany | CIF imports | Q1 2026 | 343 | -3.5% | July 2026 🔒 | dashboard | – |
In verification: Saudi Arabia (latest customs month April 2026); Turkey (latest customs month December 2025). A country is published when its series reaches the coverage rule; China is not in the customs preview feed and is being sourced separately.
Soda ash price trend, last four quarters
- United States FOB lead
- Brazil CIF
- Netherlands CIF
- India CIF
- Japan CIF
- Germany CIF
Quarter means by country. The monthly line, spreads between legs, averages, contract formulas and the CSV are in the dashboard.
Soda ash price outlook by region
North America soda ash price
Countries: United States FOB. Region mean Q1 2026: USD 190 per t, -9.1% on Q4 2025 (tonnage-weighted across 1 series).
Europe soda ash price
Countries: Netherlands CIF, Germany CIF. Region mean Q1 2026: USD 308 per t, -8.4% on Q4 2025 (tonnage-weighted across 2 series).
Asia Pacific soda ash price
Countries: India CIF, Japan CIF. Region mean Q1 2026: USD 222 per t, -6.4% on Q4 2025 (tonnage-weighted across 2 series).
Latin America soda ash price
Countries: Brazil CIF. Region mean Q1 2026: USD 207 per t, -7.3% on Q4 2025 (tonnage-weighted across 1 series).
What moved the soda ash price in April 2026?
Free view: the public page runs 3 months behind and one quarter behind the dashboard, where the current month, the newest quarter and the full desk notes are.
No plant outage or capacity event was recorded for this period. The moves reflect trade flows and feedstock, which the balance section tracks as the series build.
Who produces soda ash?
Producers are being registered from filings. The table appears when the first plant passes the source check.
How is the soda ash price assessed?
Trade-implied from customs data (rule v3, 29 Sep 2026). Trade-implied unit value: the customs value of a country's monthly trade in the commodity's HS code divided by the customs tonnage, from national customs statistics as compiled by UN Comtrade, on the world-partner total. Exports FOB are used for net exporters and imports CIF for net importers, so each country line is the leg that carries the volume. The tonnage is the as-shipped weight recorded by customs, so lye and solution products are priced on shipped tonnes, not contained product. A month is published only when its tonnage clears the volume floor and the figure passes the desk's checks against the previous months and the other countries; a month that fails is held, not estimated. A figure marked rev was revised after first publication and the earlier value stays in the record.
Quarter figures are the mean of the months published for the quarter. The world figure is the tonnage-weighted mean of the country lead series for the latest month that two or more countries share. A figure marked "rev" was revised after first publication; the earlier value stays in the record. Nothing on this page is typed in: every number is computed from the customs record and verified by the research desk before publication.
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Questions buyers ask about the soda ash price
What is the soda ash price today?
USD 220 per t world in April 2026, the tonnage-weighted mean of 5 country series. The public page shows quarter means one quarter behind; the current month for every country is in the dashboard. Each monthly figure is a unit value from national customs statistics, verified by the research desk before publication.
Which countries does this soda ash price page cover?
6 live: United States, Brazil, Netherlands, India, Japan, Germany. In verification: Saudi Arabia, Turkey (published when the series reaches the coverage rule). China is not in the customs preview feed; it is being sourced separately.
How is the soda ash price assessed?
Trade-implied: customs value divided by customs tonnage for each country and month (exports FOB for net exporters, imports CIF for net importers), from national customs statistics (UN Comtrade), each month verified by the research desk before publication. Quarter figures are the mean of the months published; the world figure weights countries by their tonnage. The methodology section shows the rule and its version.
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Cite as: Douglas Insights, Soda ash price by country, April 2026, https://www.douglasinsights.com/prices/soda-ash/, accessed 29 September 2026.