# Pakistan wheat farmers turn to cheaper fertilizer as Middle East war drives up costs

> Pakistani wheat farmers are cutting back on DAP fertilizer after its price rose 23 percent since the US-Israeli war with Iran began on February 28. A 50-kg bag now costs Rs17,183, and farmers are switching to cheaper nitrophosphate (23-23), which costs about 42 percent less.

- Date: 2026-11-03 · published 2026-11-03T06:10:51.183Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Pakistan · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/77116-pakistan-wheat-farmers-turn-to-cheaper-fertilizer-as-middle-east-war-drives-up
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md)

## Why it matters

Gulf shipment disruptions are raising phosphate fertilizer costs, and reduced DAP use could lower Pakistani wheat yields and increase the country's reliance on wheat imports, supporting wheat demand from abroad.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bullish ▲
- WHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2026-05-19 | [Global wheat markets on edge as war, weather, fertilizer shocks drive new rally \| S&P Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19291-global-wheat-markets-on-edge-as-war-weather-fertilizer-shocks-drive-new-rally-s.md) | -1.1% | -1.7% |
| WHEAT | 2026-03-05 | [Fertiliser costs are soaring amid war in the Middle East. Will your grocery bill follow?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6256-fertiliser-costs-are-soaring-amid-war-in-the-middle-east-will-your-grocery-bill.md) | +1.7% | +1.2% |
| WHEAT | 2026-04-17 | [Argentina wheat threatened by high urea fertilizer prices due to  Iran war \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20035-argentina-wheat-threatened-by-high-urea-fertilizer-prices-due-to-iran-war.md) | -0.7% | -0.2% |
| WHEAT | 2022-05-06 | [Prices of Most Fertilizers Continue Rise, as Wheat Prices Climb on Supply Concerns \| Farm Policy News \| Illinois](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9741-prices-of-most-fertilizers-continue-rise-as-wheat-prices-climb-on-supply.md) | +0.3% | +0.1% |
| WHEAT | 2020-03-26 | [Win for farmers as 'toilet roll effect' hits wheat prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54170-win-for-farmers-as-toilet-roll-effect-hits-wheat-prices.md) | +1.9% | +2.0% |
| DAP | 2026-03-10 | [Middle East conflict strains fertilizer supply chains \| World Fertilizer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20099-middle-east-conflict-strains-fertilizer-supply-chains-world-fertilizer.md) | -0.9% | +10.2% |
| DAP | 2022-05-06 | [Prices of Most Fertilizers Continue Rise, as Wheat Prices Climb on Supply Concerns \| Farm Policy News \| Illinois](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9741-prices-of-most-fertilizers-continue-rise-as-wheat-prices-climb-on-supply.md) | 0.0% | -12.2% |
| DAP | 2026-07-14 | [Middle East crisis: fertiliser trade "severely disrupted", WTO says](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18267-middle-east-crisis-fertiliser-trade-severely-disrupted-wto-says.md) | +1.4% | +3.5% |

## Sources

- arabnews.pk: https://www.arabnews.pk/pakistan/pakistan-wheat-farmers-turn-to-cheaper-fertilizer-as-middle-east-war-drives-up-costs-3005950

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