Global demand sparks urea price spike

Gregor Heard
Updated June 17 2021 - 10:00am, first published June 16 2021 - 3:30pm
Urea prices have risen on the back of strong international demand and higher freight costs.
Urea prices have risen on the back of strong international demand and higher freight costs.

AUSTRALIAN farmers will have to contend with a rise in nitrogen fertiliser costs with urea prices set to rise to in excess of $A700 a tonne with strong international demand sending prices up by up to $65/t in the past month.

Gregor Heard

Gregor Heard

National Grains Industry Reporter

Gregor Heard is ACM's national grains industry reporter, based in Horsham, Victoria. He has a wealth of knowledge surrounding the cropping sector through his 15 years in the role. Prior to that he was with the Fairfax network as a reporter with Stock & Land. Some of the major issues he has reported on during his time with the company include the deregulation of the export wheat market, the introduction of genetically modified crops and the fight to protect growers better from grain trader insolvencies. Still involved with the family farm he is passionate about rural Australia and its people and hopes to use his role to act as an advocate for those involved in the grain sector.

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