# IBON Says Marcos Aid More About Optics Than Agricultural Recovery -

> IBON Foundation criticized the Philippine government's farm aid, saying the PAFF payout of ₱2,325 reached only about 40% of registered farmers and fisherfolk. The group said urea prices have risen 33% and DAP 21% since late February, amid higher oil prices and Super El Niño impacts.

- Date: 2026-11-01 · published 2026-11-01T12:10:34.266Z
- Category: policy · region Philippines · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/8921-ibon-says-marcos-aid-more-about-optics-than-agricultural-recovery
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md), [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md)

## Why it matters

Rising urea and DAP prices in the Philippines raise input costs for local rice and crop producers and point to firm demand for these fertilizers. The effect on global fertilizer prices is limited because the story is national in scope.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bullish ▲
- UREA: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2022-07-01 | [Rising cost of agricultural fertiliser and feed: Causes, impacts and government policy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40882-rising-cost-of-agricultural-fertiliser-and-feed-causes-impacts-and-government.md) | +5.1% | +20.1% |
| UREA | 2020-09-06 | [There is no fertiliser crisis in the country: Agriculture minister \| The Business Standard](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51418-there-is-no-fertiliser-crisis-in-the-country-agriculture-minister-the-business.md) | -1.5% | -6.0% |
| UREA | 2022-02-14 | [Govt in dilemma over price hike of fertiliser: Agriculture minister \| Prothom Alo](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43007-govt-in-dilemma-over-price-hike-of-fertiliser-agriculture-minister-prothom-alo.md) | -3.8% | +38.2% |
| UREA | 2026-01-19 | [Breaking Down the January 2026 NDSU Agricultural Trade Monitor: IEEPA Fertilizer Tariffs, Price Pass-Through, and Market Adjustment](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20980-breaking-down-the-january-2026-ndsu-agricultural-trade-monitor-ieepa-fertilizer.md) | +1.4% | +13.7% |
| UREA | 2024-04-27 | [Order of the Government of the Russian Federation "About Introduction of Temporary Quantitative Restriction on Export of Separate Types of Fertilizers"](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30658-order-of-the-government-of-the-russian-federation-about-introduction-of.md) | -7.7% | -6.1% |
| DAP | 2021-07-01 | [AgroPages-India's fertilizer ministry looks to boost DAP supplies-Agricultural news](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46378-agropages-india-s-fertilizer-ministry-looks-to-boost-dap-supplies-agricultural.md) | +0.1% | -0.4% |
| DAP | 2020-09-06 | [There is no fertiliser crisis in the country: Agriculture minister \| The Business Standard](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51418-there-is-no-fertiliser-crisis-in-the-country-agriculture-minister-the-business.md) | 0.0% | -0.6% |
| DAP | 2024-05-07 | [US to raise Morocco phosphate fertilizer tariffs again \| Agriculture Dive](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30589-us-to-raise-morocco-phosphate-fertilizer-tariffs-again-agriculture-dive.md) | +6.6% | +7.7% |

## Sources

- thecitypost.net: https://thecitypost.net/ibon-says-marcos-aid-more-about-optics-than-agricultural-recovery/

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