# Gas supply cuts worsen compost crisis in Punjab - Pakistan - DAWN.COM

> Sui Northern Gas Pipelines ordered Agritech Limited and Fatima Fertiliser to cut their RLNG supply to zero by midnight on April 30 so gas could be diverted to the power sector. Gas supply to the fertiliser industry was also suspended for several months last year, cutting urea output by about 200,000 tonnes. Farmers are paying well above the official urea price per bag.

- Date: 2022-05-02 · published 2022-05-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Pakistan · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/12850-gas-supply-cuts-worsen-compost-crisis-in-punjab-pakistan-dawn-com
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md)

## Why it matters

Reduced gas supply to fertiliser plants cuts domestic urea output and tightens availability ahead of the Kharif season. This supports higher urea prices in Pakistan.

## Read by commodity

- UREA: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2022-07-26 | [No fertiliser crisis despite 2 plants’ closure \| The Daily Star](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5037-no-fertiliser-crisis-despite-2-plants-closure-the-daily-star.md) | +16.4% | +13.6% |
| UREA | 2020-09-06 | [There is no fertiliser crisis in the country: Agriculture minister \| The Business Standard](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51418-there-is-no-fertiliser-crisis-in-the-country-agriculture-minister-the-business.md) | -1.5% | -6.0% |
| UREA | 2021-10-20 | [China’s curbs on fertilizer exports to worsen global price shock](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44476-china-s-curbs-on-fertilizer-exports-to-worsen-global-price-shock.md) | -2.0% | +9.0% |
| UREA | 2026-04-16 | [US will tap tariff funds to calm fertilizer crisis: Rollins \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19681-us-will-tap-tariff-funds-to-calm-fertilizer-crisis-rollins-agri-pulse.md) | -3.5% | -17.8% |
| UREA | 2021-11-16 | [German regulator puts brake on Nord Stream 2 in fresh blow to gas pipeline](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44233-german-regulator-puts-brake-on-nord-stream-2-in-fresh-blow-to-gas-pipeline.md) | -1.3% | -1.8% |

## Sources

- dawn.com: https://www.dawn.com/news/1687847

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