# Country faces over 200,000 tons of fertiliser shortfall

> Pakistan's government told the National Assembly it faces a fertilizer shortfall of over 200,000 tonnes. Two urea plants are temporarily closed because gas supply was disrupted by the Middle East conflict. About half of national fertilizer needs are met by imports, and prices have risen.

- Date: 2026-10-31 · published 2026-11-01T06:12:32.532Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Pakistan · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/4372-country-faces-over-200-000-tons-of-fertiliser-shortfall
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md), [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md)

## Why it matters

Urea shortfalls in a major importing country lift import demand and regional urea prices while raising farmers' input costs. The gas-linked plant closures tie local supply directly to the Middle East disruption.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bullish ▲
- UREA: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2021-02-04 | [China gas shortage could be causing a shortage of fertiliser for farmers, pushing prices higher - ABC News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48946-china-gas-shortage-could-be-causing-a-shortage-of-fertiliser-for-farmers.md) | -5.3% | +1.7% |
| UREA | 2022-12-01 | [Top Fertilizer Firm Nutrien Sees Shortfall on Russia and Belarus Woes - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38175-top-fertilizer-firm-nutrien-sees-shortfall-on-russia-and-belarus-woes-bloomberg.md) | +3.2% | -1.6% |
| UREA | 2022-04-27 | [Rocketing fertiliser prices forecast to continue amid war and surging cost of fuel](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6218-rocketing-fertiliser-prices-forecast-to-continue-amid-war-and-surging-cost-of.md) | -18.9% | -19.2% |
| UREA | 2022-05-31 | [Why fertiliser prices are soaring](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41723-why-fertiliser-prices-are-soaring.md) | -8.8% | -13.2% |
| UREA | 2026-03-05 | [How the Iran war could create a ‘fertiliser shock’ – an often ignored global risk to food prices and farming](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6255-how-the-iran-war-could-create-a-fertiliser-shock-an-often-ignored-global-risk.md) | +3.0% | +20.1% |
| DAP | 2021-02-04 | [China gas shortage could be causing a shortage of fertiliser for farmers, pushing prices higher - ABC News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48946-china-gas-shortage-could-be-causing-a-shortage-of-fertiliser-for-farmers.md) | -1.2% | -3.8% |
| DAP | 2022-02-28 | [Ukraine-Russia crisis: Indian fertiliser industry consider to source MoP, DAP from other countries](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43004-ukraine-russia-crisis-indian-fertiliser-industry-consider-to-source-mop-dap.md) | +7.6% | +12.9% |
| DAP | 2022-05-31 | [Why fertiliser prices are soaring](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41723-why-fertiliser-prices-are-soaring.md) | -4.4% | -0.9% |

## Sources

- tribune.com.pk: https://tribune.com.pk/story/2638000/country-faces-over-200000-tons-of-fertiliser-shortfall

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