# Sri Lanka price controls, state interventions hit fertilizer sector | EconomyNext

> Sri Lanka's government has imposed price ceilings on urea, muriate of potash and triple superphosphate, and AgStar says the controls have left fertilizer margins very thin. Sales fell sharply in the last quarter of the 2017/18 financial year as private importers pulled back, creating a shortage. The government then moved to restore supply through its own interventions.

- Date: 2018-06-07 · published 2018-06-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Sri Lanka · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/64851-sri-lanka-price-controls-state-interventions-hit-fertilizer-sector-economynext
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md), [Potash (KCl)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/POTASH.md)

## Why it matters

Price ceilings below world levels discourage imports and create local shortages, so Sri Lankan fertilizer demand is being met through state channels. The effect on global fertilizer prices is small given the country's limited import volume.

## Read by commodity

- UREA: neutral
- POTASH: neutral

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| UREA | 2020-09-25 | [India’s Fertilizer Under Pressure \| World Fertilizer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51053-india-s-fertilizer-under-pressure-world-fertilizer.md) | -4.3% | -4.0% |
| UREA | 2024-11-01 | [Fertilizer subsidy payout declines in April-September  - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5408-fertilizer-subsidy-payout-declines-in-april-september-the-hindubusinessline.md) | -4.7% | -5.0% |
| UREA | 2022-12-06 | [Fertilizer subsidy bill in FY23 seen at ₹2.3-2.5 lakh cr.; may drop  25% in FY24: FAI - The Hindu](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38551-fertilizer-subsidy-bill-in-fy23-seen-at-2-3-2-5-lakh-cr-may-drop-25-in-fy24-fai.md) | -0.8% | -8.9% |

## Sources

- economynext.com: https://economynext.com/sri-lanka-price-controls-state-interventions-hit-fertilizer-sector-10476/

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