Surge in Urea Shipments to India Drives the Global Demand, Turns Market Outlook Positive
India’s Urea consumption has strongly moved the global market in the final quarter with shipments up by approximately 50 percent from April through July 2020. Analysts believe that favorable demand and desirable weather conditions have given a strong push to its Urea consumption in the final quarter.
India state procurement agencies
have reported that India has bought about 2.8 million tonnes of Urea via five
tenders since April from a leading North American fertilizer manufacturer. The
sixth one is expected to close on 10 August. India’s Rashtriya Chemicals &
Fertilizers is expected to close a several thousand tonnes import tender also
on 10 August for shipment by mid-September. RCF was looking forward to purchase
about 1 million tonnes, but there is still a doubt whether the whole quantity
can be shipped amid the global supply tightness.
Looking at stronger than usual
Indian demand and limited stock availability, it is being anticipated that the
global Urea market will continue to move upwards in the coming months. Urea
prices were also seen jumping almost by USD 20 per tonne within this quarter
tracing the global trends.
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