
Global DAP prices fell to $920 per tonne, nearly 10% below the previous week, after India's fertiliser ministry told companies to stop purchases above that level. The government has tied up supplies for the upcoming kharif season and reported DAP stocks of 3 million tonnes as of April 1, versus 1.8 million a year earlier.
India is the world's largest fertiliser importer, so its purchase cap removes a major bidder and pressures phosphate prices lower. Buyers of feed-related inputs should expect softer phosphate costs in the near term, though the broader fertiliser price level remains high.
Tras 50 eventos bajista de política pasados, DAP se movió una mediana de +0,9 % en 5 sesiones (62% al alza; mitad central entre -0,1 % y +1,6 %), y +0,9 % en 20.
Variaciones de la referencia de cada materia prima desde el último cierre antes del evento. Las lecturas históricas agrupan eventos pasados del mismo tipo; describen lo ocurrido, no lo que ocurrirá. No es asesoramiento de inversión.
India's cap on DAP purchase prices at $920/t and the roughly 10% weekly drop in global DAP prices point to demand-side price discipline from the largest buyer, a direct driver of the sharp fall.
India's cap on DAP purchases above $920/t pushed global DAP prices down nearly 10% in a week, a major demand-side driver of the decline.