# Extension in deadline for urea exports may not provide relief to the sector - Profit by Pakistan Today

> Pakistan's government extended the deadline for urea exports by six months, but industry experts say the move will do little to ease the fertilizer sector's supply glut. Small producers face unviable costs, with LNG feed gas translating into about Rs 1200 per bag of input cost.

- Date: 2017-07-12 · published 2017-07-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Pakistan · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/69880-extension-in-deadline-for-urea-exports-may-not-provide-relief-to-the-sector
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md)

## Why it matters

Export relief depends on international urea prices improving, which is not expected in the near term, so Pakistani surplus supply is likely to keep pressure on regional nitrogen pricing rather than tighten global supply.

## Read by commodity

- UREA: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2026-05-26 | [China reopens urea exports with $660pt price floor](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19179-china-reopens-urea-exports-with-660pt-price-floor.md) | -19.8% | -31.4% |
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| UREA | 2025-05-12 | [Urea Market Hit by Chinese Export Uncertainty \| CZ app](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24591-urea-market-hit-by-chinese-export-uncertainty-cz-app.md) | -0.4% | -23.4% |
| UREA | 2023-01-18 | [Softening global prices to cut fertiliser subsidy in FY24: Secy \| Financial Express Mumbai - newspaper - Read this story on Magzter.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38107-softening-global-prices-to-cut-fertiliser-subsidy-in-fy24-secy-financial.md) | -1.1% | -21.7% |
| UREA | 2026-06-02 | [China’s 2026 Urea Export Policy: From $660/t Price Floor to 3.3M-Tonne Quota - Fertilizer Daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7281-china-s-2026-urea-export-policy-from-660-t-price-floor-to-3-3m-tonne-quota.md) | -8.2% | -16.1% |

## Sources

- profit.pakistantoday.com.pk: https://profit.pakistantoday.com.pk/2017/07/12/extension-in-deadline-for-urea-exports-may-not-provide-relief-to-the-sector

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