# Fertilizer Off take: Urea and Nitrogen off take decrease while DAP, Potash and Phosphate Increase

> Pakistan's National Fertilizer Development Centre reported September 2017 fertilizer sales of 360 thousand tonnes, up 47.8 percent from a year earlier. Urea sales fell 40 percent while DAP sales rose 258.6 percent year-over-year.

- Date: 2017-10-27 · published 2017-10-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Pakistan · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/68755-fertilizer-off-take-urea-and-nitrogen-off-take-decrease-while-dap-potash-and
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md), [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md)

## Why it matters

A sharp shift from urea to DAP demand in Pakistan signals changing nutrient preferences and import needs, with urea weakness and DAP strength affecting regional fertilizer trade flows.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bullish ▲
- UREA: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2024-12-16 | [Nitrogen Supply Expected to Increase in 2025, Positive News for Price](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27259-nitrogen-supply-expected-to-increase-in-2025-positive-news-for-price.md) | +0.2% | +8.7% |
| UREA | 2023-12-17 | [International Fertilizer Price Report: Nov 2023 Updates and Analysis -](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33042-international-fertilizer-price-report-nov-2023-updates-and-analysis.md) | +1.6% | +2.4% |
| UREA | 2024-09-11 | [global fertilizer demand set to see little growth \| World Fertilizer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28223-global-fertilizer-demand-set-to-see-little-growth-world-fertilizer.md) | +0.3% | +5.9% |
| UREA | 2024-11-02 | [Engro Fertilizers urea sales plunge 43%](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5409-engro-fertilizers-urea-sales-plunge-43.md) | -2.0% | -1.9% |
| UREA | 2025-01-15 | [Fertilizer prices stabilize amid lower input costs and trade shifts](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26436-fertilizer-prices-stabilize-amid-lower-input-costs-and-trade-shifts.md) | +0.9% | +14.3% |
| DAP | 2019-10-28 | [Fertilizer offtake decreases by 6.7 percent in September](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5191-fertilizer-offtake-decreases-by-6-7-percent-in-september.md) | -5.9% | -10.7% |
| DAP | 2026-02-25 | [U.S. Fertilizer Prices Rise for Second Week as Urea Leads Nitrogen Rally](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20928-u-s-fertilizer-prices-rise-for-second-week-as-urea-leads-nitrogen-rally.md) | +4.7% | +4.5% |
| DAP | 2021-03-17 | [UAN28 Leads Fertilizer Prices Higher as Nitrogen Prices Spike](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48434-uan28-leads-fertilizer-prices-higher-as-nitrogen-prices-spike.md) | +0.7% | +2.1% |

## Sources

- mettisglobal.news: https://mettisglobal.news/fertilizer-off-take-urea-and-nitrogen-off-take-decrease-while-dap-potash-and-phosphate-increase

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