# Corporate profit vs farmers' plight: Why DAP fertilizer price has risen sharply over the last one year

> Pakistani farmers protested in September 2021 over a sharp rise in the price of DAP fertilizer. Police arrested dozens of farmers ahead of a planned protest, and the farmers' group said a meeting with government representatives would be arranged. The article examines why DAP prices rose so much over the past year.

- Date: 2021-09-29 · published 2021-09-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Pakistan · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/4699-corporate-profit-vs-farmers-plight-why-dap-fertilizer-price-has-risen-sharply
- Commodities: [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md)

## Why it matters

Higher DAP prices in Pakistan raise planting costs and can push farmers to cut phosphate use, which weighs on yields and local feed-grain supply.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bullish ▲

## Sources

- loksujag.com: https://loksujag.com/story/dap-fertilizer-Company-profits-eng

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