# Fertilizer makers to face pressure on margins despite peak demand - Profit by Pakistan Today

> Pakistani fertiliser makers face margin pressure as urea prices remain weak despite peak demand, with local prices at a premium to international levels. Producers may export below breakeven or hold rising inventories.

- Date: 2017-08-16 · published 2017-08-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Pakistan · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/69388-fertilizer-makers-to-face-pressure-on-margins-despite-peak-demand-profit-by
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md)

## Why it matters

Surplus Pakistani urea pushed into export markets at low prices adds to global nitrogen supply, which weighs on urea prices.

## Read by commodity

- UREA: bearish ▼

## Sources

- profit.pakistantoday.com.pk: https://profit.pakistantoday.com.pk/2017/08/16/fertilizer-makers-to-face-pressure-on-margins-despite-peak-demand

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