# DAP sales drop due to price hike

> Pakistan's DAP fertilizer sales fell sharply in November 2021, with offtake down 40% year-on-year and 36% month-on-month, according to NFDC data. The domestic DAP price rose about 101% year-on-year to Rs8,015 per bag. Demand shifted to NP, NPPK and CAN fertilizers.

- Date: 2021-12-28 · published 2021-12-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Pakistan · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/43940-dap-sales-drop-due-to-price-hike
- Commodities: [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md)

## Why it matters

Price-driven demand destruction in a major importing market signals that high phosphate costs are constraining purchases, though import needs remain. The import price rise reflects the firm international DAP market.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DAP | 2024-11-15 | [Urea, DAP sales rise 8% in Oct](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27740-urea-dap-sales-rise-8-in-oct.md) | 0.0% | -1.2% |
| DAP | 2025-03-18 | [Fitch hikes DAP and urea price assumptions, leaves ammonia unchanged](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25905-fitch-hikes-dap-and-urea-price-assumptions-leaves-ammonia-unchanged.md) | 0.0% | +1.7% |
| DAP | 2021-03-17 | [UAN28 Leads Fertilizer Prices Higher as Nitrogen Prices Spike](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48434-uan28-leads-fertilizer-prices-higher-as-nitrogen-prices-spike.md) | +0.7% | +2.1% |
| DAP | 2021-06-08 | [Fertilizer prices expected to stay high over the remainder of 2021](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11017-fertilizer-prices-expected-to-stay-high-over-the-remainder-of-2021.md) | +2.5% | +0.2% |
| DAP | 2023-03-01 | [Phosphorus price spikes: A wake-up call for phosphorus resilience](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37649-phosphorus-price-spikes-a-wake-up-call-for-phosphorus-resilience.md) | +0.9% | +5.2% |

## Sources

- tribune.com.pk: https://tribune.com.pk/story/2335936/dap-sales-drop-due-to-price-hike

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