# Fertiliser sales: DAP importers don’t agree with price reduction

> Pakistani fertiliser importers rejected a government proposal to cut the notified DAP price from Rs2,500 to Rs2,250 per 50kg bag. The world DAP price has fallen from $355 to $305 per tonne since the June notification.

- Date: 2016-11-11 · published 2016-11-11T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Pakistan · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/74139-fertiliser-sales-dap-importers-don-t-agree-with-price-reduction
- Commodities: [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md)

## Why it matters

Importers resisting the cut keeps domestic DAP prices elevated despite lower world prices, limiting farmer affordability and subsidy effectiveness in Pakistan.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DAP | 2022-10-28 | [DAP makers agree to slash price: Dar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4930-dap-makers-agree-to-slash-price-dar.md) | -6.6% | -9.7% |
| DAP | 2022-05-18 | [Global fertiliser rates soften after India’s cap on prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41715-global-fertiliser-rates-soften-after-india-s-cap-on-prices.md) | 0.0% | -11.0% |
| DAP | 2023-04-11 | [Fertiliser prices rise by Tk5 per kg as govt reduces subsidy \| The Business Standard](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36724-fertiliser-prices-rise-by-tk5-per-kg-as-govt-reduces-subsidy-the-business.md) | +8.6% | -3.4% |
| DAP | 2022-11-10 | [Fertilizer Companies Slash DAP Prices by Rs. 1,130 per Bag](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39005-fertilizer-companies-slash-dap-prices-by-rs-1-130-per-bag.md) | +1.5% | -5.3% |
| DAP | 2019-09-05 | [Advance tax withdrawn from all chemical fertiliser import \| The Business Standard](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57403-advance-tax-withdrawn-from-all-chemical-fertiliser-import-the-business-standard.md) | +1.1% | +1.4% |

## Sources

- tribune.com.pk: https://tribune.com.pk/story/1228371/fertiliser-sales-dap-importers-dont-agree-price-reduction

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