Fertiliser shortage, price hike to dent wheat output.

The increase in prices of di-ammonium phosphate (DAP) fertiliser coupled with unavailability of urea is expected to trigger a drop in wheat production in Pakistan this year. In a statement on Saturday, Pakistan Businesses Forum (PBF) President Mian Usman Zulfiqar said that output of wheat crop was under threat as farmers had been facing acute shortage of urea since the start of sowing season. "Despite government's claims, growers are paying inflated prices in the range of...

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