Imported nitrogen prices are 2x–15x higher at African ports than the US Gulf market price

Nitrogen Nutrient Cost in Delivered Fertilizer ($/kg Nitrogen)



Note: US market prices are based on average annual ammonia prices in the Gulf. The African import data is based on WITS data showing FOB cost for nitrogen-containing fertilizers, normalized on a cost per kilogram of nitrogen basis.
Source: WITS, USGS, EIA, Czapp