# Urea prices rise Rs420/bag since July last year

> Pakistani fertilizer maker Fauji Fertilizer Company raised urea prices three times since July 2018, bringing the bag price to Rs1,820. Industry peers are expected to follow the leader's increase at the start of the kharif season.

- Date: 2019-03-21 · published 2019-03-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Pakistan · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/60407-urea-prices-rise-rs420-bag-since-july-last-year
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md)

## Why it matters

Higher domestic urea prices in Pakistan raise farm input costs and may reduce fertilizer application, affecting local crop yields and regional grain demand.

## Read by commodity

- UREA: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2024-02-29 | [Higher gas prices push up urea rates](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6432-higher-gas-prices-push-up-urea-rates.md) | +7.6% | +8.6% |
| UREA | 2026-07-16 | [France's €145M nitrogen fertilizer aid lifts up urea prices by 8% — Fertilizer Daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18674-france-s-145m-nitrogen-fertilizer-aid-lifts-up-urea-prices-by-8-fertilizer-daily.md) | +4.2% | +4.1% |
| UREA | 2024-03-01 | [Engro Fertilizers raises urea price by Rs740 amid gas hike](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6435-engro-fertilizers-raises-urea-price-by-rs740-amid-gas-hike.md) | +8.3% | +5.8% |
| UREA | 2024-03-01 | [Urea prices skyrocket as gas subsidies vanish, wheat crop at risk](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6431-urea-prices-skyrocket-as-gas-subsidies-vanish-wheat-crop-at-risk.md) | +8.3% | +5.8% |
| UREA | 2024-06-14 | [China Halts Urea Export Inspections; Global Prices Rise - Green Markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29675-china-halts-urea-export-inspections-global-prices-rise-green-markets.md) | +0.2% | -1.7% |

## Sources

- thenews.com.pk: https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/446978-urea-prices-rise-rs420-bag-since-july-last-year

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