# Khusro Bakhtiar expresses concerns over increased DAP price

> Pakistan's Federal Minister for National Food Security Khusro Bakhtiar expressed concern over a gradual rise in domestic DAP prices even as international prices declined. A consultative fertilizer meeting also reviewed urea profiteering and the stock position for the Rabi 2019-20 season. A cabinet committee was formed to examine the profitability and pricing of urea and DAP.

- Date: 2019-12-17 · published 2019-12-17T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Pakistan · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/5346-khusro-bakhtiar-expresses-concerns-over-increased-dap-price
- Commodities: [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md)

## Why it matters

Domestic DAP prices in Pakistan are rising despite weaker world prices, which points to a local pricing gap that government scrutiny may narrow. The effect on feed-relevant markets is limited.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: neutral

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DAP | 2019-12-24 | 5 | +4.8% | 3.5 | Pakistan's minister flagged rising domestic DAP prices during Rabi season demand, and a cabinet committee review of pricing signals tight local supply that could contribute to an upward price move. |

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DAP | 2019-10-18 | [DAP, urea prices: Importers made windfall profits, govt concedes - Print - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56876-dap-urea-prices-importers-made-windfall-profits-govt-concedes-print-business.md) | -1.5% | -12.0% |
| DAP | 2021-05-20 | [CCEA approves increased prices for Phosphatic and Potassic (P&K) fertilizers vide notification dated 20.5.2021 to be rolled over for the whole year 2021-22](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47024-ccea-approves-increased-prices-for-phosphatic-and-potassic-p-and-k-fertilizers.md) | +0.5% | +4.2% |
| DAP | 2024-10-30 | [Press Release:Press Information Bureau](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28179-press-release-press-information-bureau.md) | +0.9% | +0.9% |
| DAP | 2026-01-28 | [Vaden criticized fertilizer ‘duopoly,’ but analysts point to other price factors \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21374-vaden-criticized-fertilizer-duopoly-but-analysts-point-to-other-price-factors.md) | +0.4% | +1.3% |
| DAP | 2021-04-09 | [Fertiliser  Prices News: Government Tells Fertiliser Companies Not To Raise Prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47929-fertiliser-prices-news-government-tells-fertiliser-companies-not-to-raise-prices.md) | +0.2% | +6.7% |

## Sources

- nation.com.pk: https://www.nation.com.pk/18-Dec-2019/khusro-bakhtiar-expresses-concerns-over-increased-dap-price

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