# DAP fertilizer shortage in Punjab raises questions: government claims adequate stock, so why are farmers protesting?

> Punjab farmers are reporting difficulty buying DAP fertilizer needed for wheat sowing, during the roughly 15-day window after paddy harvest. State agriculture officials say stocks and incoming supply are sufficient. Farmers in Firozpur, Fazilka and Mansa have protested, alleging dealers force bundled purchases or charge above the subsidised price of Rs 1,350 per 50 kg bag.

- Date: 2026-11-14 · published 2026-11-15T03:12:26.602Z
- Category: policy · region India · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/100589-dap-fertilizer-shortage-in-punjab-raises-questions-government-claims-adequate
- Commodities: [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md)

## Why it matters

Delayed DAP availability could push back wheat sowing in Punjab, India's key rabi crop, and tighter local phosphate supply supports fertilizer prices. The effect on feed grain prices is limited because the story is local to one state.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DAP | 2022-07-27 | [Fertilizer market volatility raises pricing questions \| Farmtario](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5034-fertilizer-market-volatility-raises-pricing-questions-farmtario.md) | -4.1% | -4.6% |
| DAP | 2024-10-29 | [After paddy, wheat woes for Punjab farmers: sowing 3 days away, DAP shortage hits hard - AgriInsite](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28187-after-paddy-wheat-woes-for-punjab-farmers-sowing-3-days-away-dap-shortage-hits.md) | +0.9% | +0.9% |
| DAP | 2021-09-05 | [Fertiliser shortage hits paddy farmers in Andhra Pradesh - The Hindu](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45374-fertiliser-shortage-hits-paddy-farmers-in-andhra-pradesh-the-hindu.md) | +1.2% | +7.9% |
| DAP | 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) | +2.1% | +9.1% |
| DAP | 2023-05-29 | [The government has set quotas for the export of mineral fertilizers in June – November 2023 \| AKM EN](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35872-the-government-has-set-quotas-for-the-export-of-mineral-fertilizers-in-june.md) | -0.6% | -3.8% |

## Sources

- hindi.theprint.in: https://hindi.theprint.in/india/punjabs-dap-puzzle-govt-claims-ample-fertiliser-stocks-why-farmers-are-still-protesting/1058601/

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