# No fertiliser crisis despite 2 plants’ closure | The Daily Star

> Bangladesh's agriculture minister said there would be no fertilizer crisis before the boro season despite two urea plants halting output due to gas shortages. The government plans to import to meet demand, with international urea prices rising from $300-350 to $1,500 per tonne.

- Date: 2022-07-26 · published 2022-07-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Bangladesh · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/5037-no-fertiliser-crisis-despite-2-plants-closure-the-daily-star
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md), [Natural Gas](https://feedsoft.ai/c/NATGAS.md)

## Why it matters

Gas shortages cutting domestic urea output force Bangladesh to import at much higher prices, adding pressure on forex reserves and raising global urea demand.

## Read by commodity

- UREA: bullish ▲
- NATGAS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2020-09-06 | [There is no fertiliser crisis in the country: Agriculture minister \| The Business Standard](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51418-there-is-no-fertiliser-crisis-in-the-country-agriculture-minister-the-business.md) | -1.5% | -6.0% |
| UREA | 2020-09-24 | [Corruption and Nepal’s chronic fertiliser crisis - Nepali Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10531-corruption-and-nepal-s-chronic-fertiliser-crisis-nepali-times.md) | -5.3% | -4.6% |
| UREA | 2021-11-11 | [Will the Fertilizer Crisis Hit Global Grains Production? \| CZ app](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44009-will-the-fertilizer-crisis-hit-global-grains-production-cz-app.md) | -1.3% | -1.8% |
| UREA | 2021-11-29 | [Political events pressure fertiliser prices \| Farm Weekly \| WA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43976-political-events-pressure-fertiliser-prices-farm-weekly-wa.md) | -7.2% | -6.0% |
| UREA | 2025-10-25 | [Fertiliser Prices Set to Surge as China Suspends Exports - PLY INSIGHT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9556-fertiliser-prices-set-to-surge-as-china-suspends-exports-ply-insight.md) | +1.1% | +1.5% |
| NATGAS | 2024-04-24 | [Global fertiliser prices set to drop but gas risks cause concern \| Farm Online \| ACT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5022-global-fertiliser-prices-set-to-drop-but-gas-risks-cause-concern-farm-online-act.md) | +7.7% | +52.8% |
| NATGAS | 2021-12-08 | [Farmers ask US Justice Department to investigate fertilizer price spikes \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43923-farmers-ask-us-justice-department-to-investigate-fertilizer-price-spikes-reuters.md) | +2.0% | +4.8% |
| NATGAS | 2017-12-19 | [Suppliers hitting the gas - Chinadaily.com.cn](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67650-suppliers-hitting-the-gas-chinadaily-com-cn.md) | -2.4% | +29.6% |

## Sources

- thedailystar.net: https://www.thedailystar.net/news/bangladesh/news/no-fertiliser-crisis-despite-2-plants-closure-3080521

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