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Urea / NPN (US PPI Proxy)

Urea price index (BLS PPI: Urea) used as a live proxy for NPN feed-additive cost in Alaf's TMR and ruminant blends. Regional urea spot has no free public API; this PPI tracks the same directional movement.

Feed Additives & ForageLIVE

Price & Forecast

FRED / BLS PPI (urea proxy) · Index· as of Aug 2026

$144.55-9.6%

HistoricalForecastConfidence band

What drives this price

Natural gas cost (urea feedstock)
Global nitrogen fertiliser supply
Seasonal agricultural demand
Chinese urea export policy

Related analysis

Feed Additives & Forage LIVE · FRED Market Data·Aug 1

Urea/NPN (Proxy) fell sharply — -9.6% to 144.6

Urea / NPN (US PPI Proxy) fell sharply to 144.6 (-9.6% month-over-month), easing cost pressure on Alaf. Source: BLS PPI: Urea (index proxy for NPN feed-additive cost).

ImpactsAlaf

Feed Additives & ForageHassad Food Intelligence·Jul 11

Urea eases as Chinese exports resume

Regional urea fell 2.2% on news of Chinese export licence issuance — lowering NPN input cost for Alaf's TMR and ruminant blends.

ImpactsAlaf

Key stats

SourceFRED / BLS PPI (urea proxy)

UnitIndex

CategoryFeed Additives & Forage · Feed Additives

2Y change+93.8%

52-week range165 – 200

3M forecast · Naive (drift)+2.1%

Data source

ProviderFRED (St. Louis Fed)

SeriesBLS PPI: Urea (index proxy for NPN feed-additive cost)

FrequencyMonthly (BLS PPI, 1982=100)

Last dataAug 2026

PublishedOct 2026

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What this prices

Portfolio companies & products this benchmark drives.

Alaf Qatar

Animal Feed · Qatar

Sheep Feed (12% protein line)TMR Blends

Methodology

BLS Producer Price Index for Urea (series WPU0652013A, 1982=100), sourced via FRED. Live monthly proxy for urea / NPN cost.