# Lower use of fertilizers could adversely affect wheat output: official - Markets - Business Recorder

> Pakistani officials said high DAP and urea prices and urea shortages have reduced fertilizer use, which may cut the 2021-22 wheat crop. Punjab missed its revised sowing target but other provinces met theirs, and 30% of seed planted is drought and disease tolerant.

- Date: 2022-01-27 · published 2022-01-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Pakistan · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/43444-lower-use-of-fertilizers-could-adversely-affect-wheat-output-official-markets
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md), [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md)

## Why it matters

Lower fertilizer application in a major importer could reduce domestic wheat output and increase import needs, supporting wheat demand and prices.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bearish ▼
- UREA: bearish ▼
- WHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2021-02-01 | [Wheat down 3-4 cents, corn up 1-3 cents, soy down 4-5 cents - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5824-wheat-down-3-4-cents-corn-up-1-3-cents-soy-down-4-5-cents-markets-business.md) | -10.0% | -0.8% |
| WHEAT | 2021-02-04 | [News Archives for Markets - 2021-02-04 - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9449-news-archives-for-markets-2021-02-04-business-recorder.md) | -0.2% | +11.9% |
| WHEAT | 2021-01-19 | [Wheat holds near 6-1/2 year peak as focus stays on Russian export tax - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49175-wheat-holds-near-6-1-2-year-peak-as-focus-stays-on-russian-export-tax-markets.md) | +3.5% | +2.0% |
| WHEAT | 2025-12-04 | [Fertilizer markets soften but remain constrained by trade policies](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5185-fertilizer-markets-soften-but-remain-constrained-by-trade-policies.md) | -1.6% | -1.4% |
| WHEAT | 2022-02-10 | [Palm rises as Indonesia expands export permit requirements - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15843-palm-rises-as-indonesia-expands-export-permit-requirements-markets-business.md) | +0.3% | +16.6% |
| DAP | 2019-10-11 | [IFFCO reduces retail prices of non-urea fertilisers by up to Rs 50/bag \| Market - Other Commodities - Business Standard](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8766-iffco-reduces-retail-prices-of-non-urea-fertilisers-by-up-to-rs-50-bag-market.md) | +0.1% | -10.7% |
| DAP | 2026-04-30 | [New bill in the U.S. Senate aims to lower price of phosphate fertilizers \| Farm Office](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20048-new-bill-in-the-u-s-senate-aims-to-lower-price-of-phosphate-fertilizers-farm.md) | +4.8% | +7.3% |
| DAP | 2023-02-06 | [State chokes DAP fertiliser use to control soil acidity - Business Daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11837-state-chokes-dap-fertiliser-use-to-control-soil-acidity-business-daily.md) | -2.6% | -7.9% |

## Sources

- brecorder.com: https://www.brecorder.com/news/40150437

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