Fertilizer Market Report – June 19, 2024 

Urea Western Canada Delivered Prices Correct

In this week’s fertilizer report:

  • Urea Western Canada Delivered Prices Correct Big Time
  • Inclusion of Phosphate on Critical Minerals List
  • North American Urea and MAP prices
  • Industry Tidbits.

News of the Week: Fertilizer Market Report

Urea Western Canada Delivered Prices Correct Big Time

In our view, the news of the week is the correction in Urea Western Canada Delivered price. The average price dropped 19.3% in one week. It is the correction we expected and now the spread in CAD$/mt between Urea Western Canada and Urea NOLA is back to where it should be. But as one producer said to me this morning, “we are a long ways away from 2025 fertilizer needs.”

Fertilizer Canada Supports Inclusion of Phosphorus and Continued Inclusion of Potash on Updated Critical Minerals List

Fertilizer Canada welcomes the release of the federal government’s updated Critical Mineral List, which retains potash and adds phosphorus. These two key minerals are important fertilizers that help farmers grow healthy, hearty crops that feed the world.

Canadian farmers rely on imported phosphorus fertilizer, while over 75 countries, including the United States, depend on sustainably and ethically sourced Canadian potash. Their inclusion on the list underscores their significance to agriculture and food security on a global scale.

Fertilizer Canada Supports Inclusion of Phosphorus and Continued Inclusion of Potash on Updated Critical Minerals List – Fertilizer Canada

North America Urea Last Week 

According to Green Markets, urea prices in Western Canada finally corrected. The average price dropped 19.3% to C$628/mt. The range was quoted at C$625-$630/mt, down from a range of C$775-$780/mt DEL, where it sat for six weeks.

Last week, NOLA urea prices rose again on the back of the news out of Egypt and China, to a range of US$290-$302/st from a range of US$290-$302/st the previous week.

The world is still awaiting news of an Indian urea tender. With China out of the export market, that volume to India will have to come from the Middle East and Russia.

North America Phosphate Last Week

According to Green Markets, the latest delivered Western Canada MAP average price fell 9.2% to C$1,035 from C$1,140/mt. The range was C$1,030-$1,040/mt, down from a range of C$1,135-$1,145/mt where it paused for nine weeks.

MAP NOLA was up another 3% on average to a range of US$600-$620/st from a range of US$590-$600/st the previous week. In the last six weeks, MAP NOLA has risen 26% on average.

Industry Tidbits

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