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China urea prices slide on weak demand, bearish outlook

Shandong (JLC), May 20, 2026—Since May, China’s urea prices have continued to decline with strengthened spot-futures linkage; amid soft demand and bearish sentiment, the price may keep moving downward

05-20-2026 10:13:00

China’s Mannheim-process potassium sulfate market face pressure amid multiple headwinds

Shandong (JLC), May 14, 2026--China’s potassium sulfate prices remained elevated recently, while Mannheim producers continued to struggle with profound structural pressures.

05-14-2026 17:56:19

China sulfur prices to edge up in short term but fall from end-May

Shandong (JLC), May 14, 2026 – China’s sulfur market price will edge up in the short term, driven by tight spot resources. However, sulfur market price will fall from highs starting from end-May, main

05-14-2026 15:33:13

Tight supply, weak demand to cap potash market in May

Shandong (JLC), May 7, 2026—China’s potassium chloride market is expected to remain in a high-level stalemate with narrow fluctuations in May, driven by tightening supply and weakening demand.

05-07-2026 13:03:00

China urea market diverges as futures rally contrasts with stable spot prices

Shandong (JLC), April 28, 2026--China’s urea spot market remained stable amid steady industrial demand and policy controls, while futures prices surged on external sentiment, creating a diverge.

04-28-2026 17:00:15

Japan’s sudden earthquake has limited impact on China’s sulfur market

Shandong (JLC), April 22, 2026 – A magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck off the coast of northeastern Japan on April 20, with a focal depth of approximately 10 kilometers. The epicenter was located at 39.8

04-22-2026 13:58:37

China's synthetic ammonia prices stay weak in early Q1, then surge in Mar

Shandong (JLC), April 14, 2026--China’s synthetic ammonia prices remained depressed through January and February, then climbed sharply in March, as supply tightened and demand recovered.

04-14-2026 15:59:07

China MAP market to hover at high levels in Q2 on cost rigidity, demand weakness

Shandong (JLC), April 9, 2026—In the first quarter of 2026, China's monoammonium phosphate (MAP) market was stable then rose, but retreated to a high-level stalemate after a late-March surge; in the s

04-09-2026 13:45:51

Sulfuric acid market strengthens on favorable cost, demand, supply dynamics

Shandong (JLC), March 19, 2026—In March 2026, China’s sulfuric acid market experienced a price surge driven by a confluence of cost-push from surging sulfur prices, robust demand support from downstre

03-19-2026 14:03:54

China urea prices to remain stalemated and then fall on policy measures

Shandong (JLC), March 19, 2026—China urea market price will remain stalemated and then fall, following a series of policy measures aimed at ensuring stable fertilizer supplies for spring plowing and r

03-19-2026 10:13:38

China MAP prices surge on sulfur shortage

In China, MAP prices surged in early March, as the supply of feedstock sulfur was tightened by the geopolitical tension in the Middle East region.

03-12-2026 17:16:49

China urea prices stabilize amid record supply, peak demand

Shandong (JLC), March 11, 2026--China’s urea spot prices stabilized amid record-high supply and peak-season demand, following gains capped by official guidance prices.

03-11-2026 11:03:00

China's synthetic ammonia market to move sideways at low levels in Feb

Shandong (JLC), February 5, 2026--China’s synthetic ammonia market is expected to move sideways at depressed levels in February amid abundant supply, soft demand and weak cost support.

02-05-2026 11:02:46

China’s urea market to move sideways in Feb

Shandong (JLC), January 29, 2026--China’s urea market is expected to move sideways in February amid sustained oversupply and mixed cost support, alongside sentiment improvement globally.

01-29-2026 17:05:00

China’s compound fertilizer market set to pull back

Shandong (JLC), December 15, 2025--China’s compound fertilizer market is expected to pull back amid weakening cost support, soft fundamentals and policy-driven market adjustments.

12-15-2025 17:55:00

China’s sulfuric acid industry sees both weakening margins and demand

Shandong (JLC), December 12, 2025—China’s sulfuric acid (sulfur-based) market prices are on an uptrend starting from the fourth quarter of 2025, amid its surging feedstock prices. Sulfur prices have s

12-12-2025 18:28:17

China’s urea prices rise on tight supply and strong demand

Shandong (JLC), December 4, 2025--China’s urea market showed an upward trend, driven by tightening supply and growing demand.

12-04-2025 17:57:05

China MAP market: cost surge meets soft demand

Shandong (JLC), October 28, 2025—Recently, domestic MAP market remained deadlocked under dual pressures of soaring costs and weak demand, with short-term stalemate likely to persist, while long-term t

10-28-2025 15:32:57

China MOP market range-bound amid oversupply

Shandong (JLC), October 21, 2025—Recently, China's potassium chloride (MOP) market showed regional divergence, with prices stabilizing amid slowing inventory growth and weak downstream demand, while t

10-21-2025 13:03:00

China’s urea market stalls amid weak demand and high inventories

Shandong (JLC), October 16, 2025--China’s urea market was caught in a stalemate after the National Day holiday, with prices rising before moving sideways amid deeply imbalanced fundamentals.

10-16-2025 17:10:00

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