# Urea sales jump 35pc in 4MCY21 - Business - DAWN.COM

> Pakistan's urea offtake rose 35% to 1.707 million tonnes in January to April 2021 versus the prior year, with April sales up 28%. DAP sales were flat for the period but fell 70% in April amid higher local prices and expectations of a subsidy announcement.

- Date: 2021-05-27 · published 2021-05-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Pakistan · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/5695-urea-sales-jump-35pc-in-4mcy21-business-dawn-com
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md), [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md)

## Why it matters

Stronger Pakistani urea demand supports nitrogen prices, while the sharp drop in DAP demand signals softer phosphate uptake locally. Subsidy expectations may keep buyers waiting, adding near-term volatility.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bearish ▼
- UREA: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2025-11-30 | [Fertilizer sales in Nov 1-21 up 6%, Urea stocks improve from Oct’25 level - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4471-fertilizer-sales-in-nov-1-21-up-6-urea-stocks-improve-from-oct-25-level-the.md) | -7.2% | +1.3% |
| UREA | 2024-02-12 | [Market Trends: 5% Rise in Fertilizer Use Worldwide in 2024 – Potato Business](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32013-market-trends-5-rise-in-fertilizer-use-worldwide-in-2024-potato-business.md) | +0.4% | +11.3% |
| UREA | 2026-10-28 | [WORLD BANK SAYS FERTILIZER PRICES SET TO RISE 14% IN 2026 DUE TO SURGE IN UREA PRICES, RETURNING TO 2025 LEVELS IN 2027 - CGTN](https://feedsoft.ai/events/297-world-bank-says-fertilizer-prices-set-to-rise-14-in-2026-due-to-surge-in-urea.md) | -1.3% | — |
| UREA | 2026-10-05 | [U.S. Fertilizer Prices Split Sharply as Urea Jumps 9% and UAN28 Falls 11%](https://feedsoft.ai/events/660-u-s-fertilizer-prices-split-sharply-as-urea-jumps-9-and-uan28-falls-11.md) | -1.7% | +0.3% |
| UREA | 2026-02-02 | [Fertilizer Prices Ease to Start the Year, but Urea and Trade Risks Remain in Focus - RFD-TV](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5724-fertilizer-prices-ease-to-start-the-year-but-urea-and-trade-risks-remain-in.md) | +10.1% | +28.6% |
| DAP | 2019-11-26 | [Sale of DAP declines by 48% YoY in October 2019](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56376-sale-of-dap-declines-by-48-yoy-in-october-2019.md) | -0.1% | +1.3% |
| DAP | 2024-12-03 | [As DAP sales dip, farmers turn to more beneficial NPKS, shows data \| Agriculture - Business Standard](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27271-as-dap-sales-dip-farmers-turn-to-more-beneficial-npks-shows-data-agriculture.md) | -0.4% | +2.0% |
| DAP | 2024-07-24 | [India’s fertilizers sale up in Apr-May on beneficial monsoon, but DAP offtake down  - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29622-india-s-fertilizers-sale-up-in-apr-may-on-beneficial-monsoon-but-dap-offtake.md) | +0.6% | +0.9% |

## Sources

- dawn.com: https://www.dawn.com/news/1625958

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