# Meeting to be held to review the fertilizer prices and availability – PCPA

> Pakistan's Federal Minister Khusro Bakhtiar has called a meeting on Monday to discuss availability of urea and DAP for the Rabi season. The meeting follows concerns about high prices of both fertilizers, and notices have been sent to urea manufacturers and DAP importers. A Cabinet Committee has also been set up to negotiate and review fertilizer prices and availability.

- Date: 2020-01-19 · published 2020-01-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Pakistan · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/55384-meeting-to-be-held-to-review-the-fertilizer-prices-and-availability-pcpa
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md), [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md)

## Why it matters

Tight availability or high prices for urea and DAP could raise Pakistan's input costs for Rabi-season crops and may increase fertilizer import demand. The policy response could affect pricing for nitrogen and phosphate products in the region.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bullish ▲
- UREA: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2021-11-15 | [Soaring fertilizer prices add to inflationary pressures and food security concerns](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12681-soaring-fertilizer-prices-add-to-inflationary-pressures-and-food-security.md) | -0.6% | -1.8% |
| UREA | 2021-12-13 | [The Complex Truth About Fertilizer Prices - The Fertilizer Institute](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43506-the-complex-truth-about-fertilizer-prices-the-fertilizer-institute.md) | 0.0% | -12.1% |
| UREA | 2025-12-17 | [Why Fertilizer Prices Now Move on Politics Not Demand](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21420-why-fertilizer-prices-now-move-on-politics-not-demand.md) | +2.1% | +12.9% |
| UREA | 2022-06-08 | [Short-term policy considerations to respond to Russia-Ukraine crisis disruptions in fertilizer availability and affordability \| IFPRI](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40879-short-term-policy-considerations-to-respond-to-russia-ukraine-crisis.md) | -4.3% | -3.3% |
| UREA | 2022-03-04 | [Russia’s proposed ban adds fuel to fertilizer price fire \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42215-russia-s-proposed-ban-adds-fuel-to-fertilizer-price-fire-the-western-producer.md) | +12.2% | +16.2% |
| DAP | 2022-10-21 | [Fertilizer prices ease but is affordability a thing of the past: A deep dive](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39054-fertilizer-prices-ease-but-is-affordability-a-thing-of-the-past-a-deep-dive.md) | -0.1% | -5.4% |
| DAP | 2021-11-15 | [Soaring fertilizer prices add to inflationary pressures and food security concerns](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12681-soaring-fertilizer-prices-add-to-inflationary-pressures-and-food-security.md) | -0.7% | +2.6% |
| DAP | 2021-12-13 | [The Complex Truth About Fertilizer Prices - The Fertilizer Institute](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43506-the-complex-truth-about-fertilizer-prices-the-fertilizer-institute.md) | 0.0% | -2.8% |

## Sources

- pcpa.pk: https://pcpa.pk/2020/01/19/meeting-to-be-held-to-review-the-fertilizer-prices-and-availability/

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