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Urea Price 2026: Trend by Country, Producers and Outages

Urea price, April 2026: USD 561 per tonne world, up 18.1% on March 2026 (tonnage-weighted across 7 countries). Q2 2026 quarter means: India CIF USD 756, Brazil CIF USD 615, United States CIF USD 574, Malaysia FOB USD 650 per tonne; monthly unit values from national customs statistics, verified by the research desk (3 Oct 2026).

Urea price by country

One row per country: FOB exports for net exporters, CIF imports for net importers, monthly unit values from national customs statistics.

CountryBasisQuarter free viewUSD/tQ/QLatest monthUSD/tM/M
India CIF imports Q2 2026 756 +76.5% July 2026 🔒 dashboard –
Brazil CIF imports Q2 2026 615 +32.5% August 2026 🔒 dashboard –
United States CIF imports Q2 2026 574 +34.0% July 2026 🔒 dashboard –
Malaysia FOB exports Q2 2026 650 +47.9% July 2026 🔒 dashboard –
Mexico CIF imports Q2 2026 621 +41.1% July 2026 🔒 dashboard –
Canada CIF imports Q2 2026 619 +24.4% July 2026 🔒 dashboard –
Italy awaiting next period CIF imports Q2 2026 736 +41.1% June 2026 🔒 dashboard –
Japan CIF imports Q2 2026 819 (2 mo) +54.4% July 2026 🔒 dashboard –

In verification: United Kingdom (latest customs month June 2026); Indonesia (latest customs month July 2026); Netherlands (latest customs month June 2026); Thailand (latest customs month May 2026). Each is added as soon as its customs record has enough recent months to publish a reliable monthly price.

Urea price trend, last four quarters

Urea price history since 2015

Annual average unit values from national customs statistics, 2015 to 2024, for each published country (value over net weight of the year, same basis as the monthly series). It places today's price in the cycle: how far it sits from the long-run low, high and average.

1633284936598242015201620172018201920202021202220232024IndiaIndia 2015: USD 264/tIndia 2016: USD 208/tIndia 2017: USD 218/tIndia 2018: USD 266/tIndia 2019: USD 276/tIndia 2020: USD 263/tIndia 2021: USD 514/tIndia 2022: USD 699/tIndia 2023: USD 400/tIndia 2024: USD 332/tIndiaBrazilBrazil 2015: USD 331/tBrazil 2016: USD 242/tBrazil 2017: USD 246/tBrazil 2018: USD 296/tBrazil 2019: USD 294/tBrazil 2020: USD 260/tBrazil 2021: USD 421/tBrazil 2022: USD 673/tBrazil 2023: USD 388/tBrazil 2024: USD 355/tBrazilUnited StatesUnited States 2015: USD 327/tUnited States 2016: USD 245/tUnited States 2017: USD 249/tUnited States 2018: USD 289/tUnited States 2019: USD 297/tUnited States 2020: USD 260/tUnited States 2021: USD 410/tUnited States 2022: USD 604/tUnited States 2023: USD 417/tUnited States 2024: USD 366/tUnited StatesMalaysiaMalaysia 2015: USD 289/tMalaysia 2016: USD 211/tMalaysia 2017: USD 231/tMalaysia 2018: USD 272/tMalaysia 2019: USD 265/tMalaysia 2020: USD 247/tMalaysia 2021: USD 428/tMalaysia 2022: USD 694/tMalaysia 2023: USD 371/tMalaysia 2024: USD 335/tMalaysiaMexicoMexico 2015: USD 331/tMexico 2016: USD 251/tMexico 2017: USD 263/tMexico 2018: USD 282/tMexico 2019: USD 303/tMexico 2020: USD 280/tMexico 2021: USD 432/tMexico 2022: USD 745/tMexico 2023: USD 385/tMexico 2024: USD 373/tMexicoCanadaCanada 2015: USD 377/tCanada 2016: USD 271/tCanada 2017: USD 292/tCanada 2018: USD 303/tCanada 2019: USD 310/tCanada 2020: USD 287/tCanada 2021: USD 456/tCanada 2022: USD 733/tCanada 2023: USD 498/tCanada 2024: USD 413/tCanadaItalyItaly 2015: USD 325/tItaly 2016: USD 254/tItaly 2017: USD 279/tItaly 2018: USD 290/tItaly 2019: USD 297/tItaly 2020: USD 280/tItaly 2021: USD 453/tItalyJapanJapan 2015: USD 355/tJapan 2016: USD 277/tJapan 2017: USD 303/tJapan 2018: USD 357/tJapan 2019: USD 349/tJapan 2020: USD 322/tJapan 2021: USD 494/tJapan 2022: USD 778/tJapan 2023: USD 480/tJapan 2024: USD 450/tJapan
CountryYearsLowHighAverageQuarter shownVs averageAbove
India CIF imports2015–2024208 (2016)699 (2022)344756 · Q2 2026+119.8%10 of 10 years
Brazil CIF imports2015–2024242 (2016)673 (2022)350615 · Q2 2026+75.4%9 of 10 years
United States CIF imports2015–2024245 (2016)604 (2022)346574 · Q2 2026+65.6%9 of 10 years
Malaysia FOB exports2015–2024211 (2016)694 (2022)334650 · Q2 2026+94.3%9 of 10 years
Mexico CIF imports2015–2024251 (2016)745 (2022)365621 · Q2 2026+70.4%9 of 10 years
Canada CIF imports2015–2024271 (2016)733 (2022)394619 · Q2 2026+57.1%9 of 10 years
Italy CIF imports2015–2021254 (2016)453 (2021)311736 · Q2 2026+136.7%7 of 7 years
Japan CIF imports2015–2024277 (2016)778 (2022)416819 · Q2 2026+96.7%10 of 10 years

"Above" counts the yearly averages the figure beats.

Urea price outlook by region

North America urea price

Region mean Q2 2026: USD 587 per t, +34.9% on Q1 2026 (tonnage-weighted across 2 series).

Europe urea price

Region mean Q2 2026: USD 736 per t, +41.1% on Q1 2026 (tonnage-weighted across 1 series).

Asia Pacific urea price

Region mean Q2 2026: USD 737 per t, +70.1% on Q1 2026 (tonnage-weighted across 3 series).

Latin America urea price

Region mean Q2 2026: USD 617 per t, +34.3% on Q1 2026 (tonnage-weighted across 2 series).

Urea price by country: desk notes

The desk writes a quarterly note for each published country: India, Brazil, United States, Malaysia, Mexico, Canada, Italy, Japan. India urea imports averaged USD 756 per t cost, insurance and freight (CIF) in the second quarter, a change of +76.5% on the first quarter and the largest rise among published countries. All country notes →

What moved the urea price in April 2026?

No plant outage or capacity event was recorded for this period; the moves reflect trade flows and feedstock.

Urea plant maintenance and outages

No running or scheduled shutdown is recorded yet; the desk adds them from company filings and exchange notices as they are announced.

Who produces urea?

Producers are being registered from filings. The table appears when the first plant passes the source check.

How is the urea 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.

A quarter is the mean of its published months. Years before the monthly series are customs annual totals (value over net weight); years under 1,200 t traded are left out. The world figure is the tonnage-weighted mean of the countries sharing the latest month. "rev" marks a revised figure; the earlier value stays in the record. Every number is computed from the customs record and verified by the research desk; nothing is typed in.

Primary source: national customs statistics as compiled in UN Comtrade (monthly, HS 310210, world partner), classified under the WCO Harmonized System.

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Questions buyers ask about the urea price

What is the urea price today?

USD 561 per t world in April 2026, the tonnage-weighted mean of 7 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 urea price page cover?

8 published: India, Brazil, United States, Malaysia, Mexico, Canada, Italy, Japan. In verification: United Kingdom, Indonesia, Netherlands, Thailand (added as soon as their customs record has enough recent months for a reliable monthly price).

How is the urea price assessed?

Customs value divided by customs tonnage, per country and month: FOB exports for net exporters, CIF imports for net importers, from national customs statistics (UN Comtrade). The research desk verifies each month before it is published.

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Cite as: Douglas Insights, Urea price by country, April 2026, https://www.douglasinsights.com/prices/urea/, accessed 5 October 2026.