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Urea

URE · Fertilizers · CME · Quoted in USD/t
385.00 USD/t
-3.640 (-0.94%) today
· CI Indication

Origin markets

Origin spread 40.00 USD/t

Benchmark: Granular urea, FOB Middle East. The same tonne prices differently by origin — freight, quality, sanctions and policy set the differential. Deep dive

OriginBasisPricevs benchmarkMarket note
🇸🇦
Arab Gulf
Middle East · swing supplier
FOB AG385.00BenchmarkThe seaborne reference for granular urea
🇷🇺
Baltic
Russia · top exporter
FOB Baltic363.00
-22.00 (-5.7%)stable
Discounted despite no formal sanctions — payment and freight friction
🇪🇬
Egypt
Egypt · Europe-facing
FOB Egypt393.00
+8.000 (+2.1%)narrowing
Gas-supply interruptions ration output — Europe pays up
🇺🇸
US Gulf delivered
USA · import market
CFR NOLA (barge)403.00
+18.00 (+4.7%)stable
Barge market premium; corn-season demand pulses
🇨🇳
China
China · export-quota bound
FOB China373.00
-12.00 (-3.1%)stable
Quota releases swing the whole market when Beijing opens the door

Differentials are indicative desk assessments over the live benchmark — 90-day spread trend shown per origin.

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Open
388.64
Day High
389.73
Day Low
380.05
Prev Close
388.64
1W
-2.05%
1M
+2.57%
1Y
+25.96%
5Y
+17.00%
Exchange
CME

6-month range

Annualised volatility 12%
Low 278.21Now 385.00 · 63%High 446.88

Forward curve

Indicative term structure · Contango

Spot
385.00
USD/t
3M
391.93
+1.80%
6M
395.52
+2.73%
12M
409.09
+6.26%
18M
420.95
+9.34%
24M
435.87
+13.21%

In other units

Converted from 385.00 USD/t · indicative FX

USD/kg
0.385
USD/lb
0.175
EUR/t
354.20
CNY/t
2,791.25

About Urea

Urea is traded in the fertilizers segment, with price discovery referenced against CME. The chart above shows the trailing indicative price path. Physical parcels of Urea can be sourced or placed through the Off Market desk, listed openly on the Marketplace, or intermediated by a specialist broker.

FertilizersCMEUSD/t-0.94% today
Top producers
1. Russia2. Middle East3. China4. Egypt
Principal uses
  • Nitrogen fertilizer
  • DEF/AdBlue
  • Resins