2012 to 2013 fertilizer year, U.S. urea imports reached 8.12 million tons, compared with the previous year, imports more than 1.5 million tons, a record. 2013 ~ 2014 annual urea fertilizer shipments to more than 1.5 million tons the previous year, and then breaking the previous record.

All current sources of imports has been consumed, carried over to the second year of the inventory is limited. However, ammonia consumption decreased by nearly 300,000 tons, which means urea consumption will increase by 50 million to 60 million tons, there are other factors also increase from 100,000 to 200,000 tons of urea needs.

Based on the current corn and soybean prices are expected in 2014 U.S. corn acreage will be 90 million ~ 92 million acres, compared with 2013 decreased 5 million to 700 million acres. September will be the northern corn fertilizer buyers prepared fertilizer.

Currently, U.S. farmers purchase stagnation, decline in corn prices, corn seems urea consumption will not increase, to bring pressure on the current price of urea. Since August 2010, the United States urea FOB Port of New Orleans for the first time dropped to $ 300 per short ton, and even at this price, the transaction is not big. Last week, a group of Middle Eastern urea in the United States to $ 295 per short ton fob transaction. In the futures market, the Port of New Orleans September to October FOB price at $ 280 per short ton. Farmers this year's corn harvest is currently sold only a small part, do not rush to purchase fertilizer for next season.