# Reversing fortune of fertilizer sector – Pakistan & Gulf Economist

> Pakistan's government has been diverting natural gas to power plants, which the article says violates the 2001 Fertilizer Policy and curtails supply to fertilizer plants. The piece also notes that urea prices fell to about US$160/ton before oil-linked gas costs rose with crude's recovery.

- Date: 2018-01-07 · published 2018-01-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Pakistan · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/67295-reversing-fortune-of-fertilizer-sector-pakistan-and-gulf-economist
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md)

## Why it matters

Reduced gas supply to Pakistani urea plants can cut domestic output and raise import needs, which supports international urea demand. The effect on feed-grain prices is indirect and modest.

## Read by commodity

- UREA: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2023-11-23 | [Russian government extends fertilizer export quotas for six months -  Business & Economy - TASS](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33095-russian-government-extends-fertilizer-export-quotas-for-six-months-business-and.md) | -3.3% | -9.7% |
| UREA | 2023-08-31 | [Russian Cabinet sets export duties for fertilizers from September 1 -  Business & Economy - TASS](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34497-russian-cabinet-sets-export-duties-for-fertilizers-from-september-1-business.md) | +7.6% | +5.3% |
| UREA | 2023-05-29 | [The government has set quotas for the export of mineral fertilizers in June – November 2023 \| AKM EN](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35872-the-government-has-set-quotas-for-the-export-of-mineral-fertilizers-in-june.md) | -8.1% | -3.1% |
| UREA | 2024-04-24 | [China Reverses Course on Urea Exports - Genesis Fertilizers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30662-china-reverses-course-on-urea-exports-genesis-fertilizers.md) | -0.7% | -6.4% |
| UREA | 2021-07-23 | [Fitch Ratings: EU’s 'Fit for 55' climate plan to fuel long-term costs of fertilizer producers \| World Fertilizer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46391-fitch-ratings-eu-s-fit-for-55-climate-plan-to-fuel-long-term-costs-of.md) | -0.7% | -2.5% |

## Sources

- pakistangulfeconomist.com: https://www.pakistangulfeconomist.com/2018/01/08/reversing-fortune-fertilizer-sector/

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