# Govt okays 90,000-tonne fertiliser purchase | The Daily Star

> The Bangladesh government purchase committee approved buying 90,000 tonnes of fertiliser from Qatar and Morocco under state-to-state contracts. Triple super phosphate from Morocco was bought at $687.25/t, below the previous $914/t, while urea from Qatar was priced at $724.5 to $733.33/t, above earlier purchases.

- Date: 2022-09-21 · published 2022-09-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Bangladesh · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/39894-govt-okays-90-000-tonne-fertiliser-purchase-the-daily-star
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md), [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md)

## Why it matters

Bangladesh is building fertiliser stocks amid supply uncertainty, and mixed price moves across products show urea remains firm while phosphate is easing, which affects input costs for feed grain producers in the region.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bearish ▼
- UREA: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2022-11-04 | [Govt to buy 115,000 tonnes of fertilisers \| The Daily Star](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38992-govt-to-buy-115-000-tonnes-of-fertilisers-the-daily-star.md) | -2.3% | -12.9% |
| UREA | 2026-09-17 | [Urea climbs to $453 per tonne as tight granular supply lifts Profercy nitrogen index 6 points - Fertilizer Daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17785-urea-climbs-to-453-per-tonne-as-tight-granular-supply-lifts-profercy-nitrogen.md) | -0.4% | -5.4% |
| UREA | 2020-08-27 | [Agriculture ministry redetermines fertiliser demand \| The Business Standard](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9345-agriculture-ministry-redetermines-fertiliser-demand-the-business-standard.md) | -3.1% | -6.0% |
| UREA | 2023-03-30 | [Fertiliser sales up 2% in Apr-Feb FY23 on higher urea, DAP offtake  - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5527-fertiliser-sales-up-2-in-apr-feb-fy23-on-higher-urea-dap-offtake-the.md) | +2.7% | +15.4% |
| UREA | 2020-08-30 | [Govt to procure addl chemical fertilizer to ensure food security](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9346-govt-to-procure-addl-chemical-fertilizer-to-ensure-food-security.md) | -0.6% | -8.3% |
| DAP | 2022-06-29 | [Amid sanctions, Russia becomes India’s top DAP fertiliser supplier \| India News - The Indian Express](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41238-amid-sanctions-russia-becomes-india-s-top-dap-fertiliser-supplier-india-news.md) | -4.5% | -0.1% |
| DAP | 2025-07-25 | [India’s DAP stocks build in July \| World Fertilizer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24075-india-s-dap-stocks-build-in-july-world-fertilizer.md) | -0.3% | +8.1% |
| DAP | 2025-10-08 | [India’s DAP stocks see a rise heading into October \| World Fertilizer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22732-india-s-dap-stocks-see-a-rise-heading-into-october-world-fertilizer.md) | +0.4% | -3.5% |

## Sources

- thedailystar.net: https://www.thedailystar.net/business/economy/news/govt-okays-90000-tonne-fertiliser-purchase-3125321

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