Prilled Urea N46%
1–2.4 mm prills for dissolving, resins & DEF feedstock
CBIL arranges prilled urea at 46% nitrogen minimum from Middle East and CIS producers, in agricultural, low-biuret and technical grades. Prills are formed by dropping molten urea down a tower rather than granulating, which gives a smaller, rounder, softer particle — typically 1–2.4 mm with crushing strength around 0.5–1.0 kgf. That softness is a liability in a blend and an asset in a dissolving tank: prills go into solution faster and more completely, with less agitation and no oversize left behind. Biuret is the specification that separates the grades. Standard agricultural prills run ≤ 1.0%, while low-biuret material at ≤ 0.3% is what foliar spray, citrus and sensitive-crop programmes contract against, and technical grade at ≤ 0.9% with tight free-ammonia control feeds resin and DEF lines.
A buyer picks prilled over granular when the urea is going to be dissolved, reacted or applied straight rather than blended. Solution and fertigation users, UAN blenders, urea-formaldehyde and melamine resin plants, AdBlue / DEF producers, cattle-feed compounders and NOx-reduction users all take prills. The trade-off is handling: prills dust and degrade with repeated transfer and are more caking-prone in humid discharge, so they suit shorter chains, bagged movement and buyers who consume close to the port. If your material will be stockpiled, re-handled and spun across a field, granular is the sibling grade built for that. Supply is structured in 50 kg PP bags, 1 MT jumbo bags and bulk vessel on FOB, CFR and CIF terms, against SGS or Intertek certification of nitrogen, biuret, moisture and prill size.
Indicative reference
$340–370 USD / MT
as at September 2026
Reference level only — not an offer, and reviewed quarterly. Levels shown are as at September 2026. Firm pricing is quoted per RFQ, subject to volume, terms and inspection.

Typical Specification
Specifications are indicative and adjusted to the agreed contract and destination requirements. Final spec confirmed on COA / SGS.
Available Grades
Applications
- Solution feeding & fertigation
- Foliar spray (low-biuret)
- Urea-formaldehyde & melamine resins
- AdBlue / DEF production
- Cattle-feed supplement
Category
Agriculture & Fertilizers
Incoterms
FOB · CFR · CIF
Pricing basis
USD / MT
Inspection
SGS / Intertek at load port
Prilled Urea N46% — buyer questions
When is prilled urea the right choice over granular?
When you are dissolving or reacting it rather than blending and spreading it. Prills are smaller and softer, so they go into solution faster and more completely — which is what fertigation, UAN blending, resin plants and DEF lines want. The moment the product has to hold its shape in a bulk blend or fly 30 m off a spinner, you want granular instead.
What biuret limit do I need for foliar application?
≤ 0.3%. Biuret is phytotoxic and accumulates in leaf tissue, and citrus and other sensitive crops show burn at standard 1.0% material. Low-biuret prills carry a premium over agricultural grade, but it is the specification that makes foliar use viable — do not substitute standard prills into a foliar programme to save on the tonne.
Can prilled urea be used for AdBlue / DEF?
Only technical or DEF-grade prills. AdBlue to ISO 22241 is unforgiving on formaldehyde, aldehydes, biuret and metals — the anti-caking coating on ordinary agricultural urea alone will fail you. We arrange uncoated technical-grade prills produced for that use, with the full impurity panel on the COA, not just nitrogen and biuret.
Is prilled urea more prone to caking than granular?
Yes. Prills have more surface area per tonne, lower crushing strength and generate more fines when handled, and fines plus moisture is what sets a cargo solid. It matters most on long voyages into humid discharge ports. We contract moisture at ≤ 0.5% at load port and specify coating and lined bags where the destination warrants it — or recommend granular if your chain involves heavy re-handling.
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