# As Indian farmers shift to complex fertilizers, FY25 sales up 11% till October   - The HinduBusinessLine

> Indian complex fertilizer output rose 11% to 62.55 lakh tonnes in April-October FY25 as farmers shifted away from short DAP supplies. Total output of key fertilizers rose 2% to 302.41 lakh tonnes over the same period.

- Date: 2024-11-27 · published 2024-11-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region India · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/12048-as-indian-farmers-shift-to-complex-fertilizers-fy25-sales-up-11-till-october
- Commodities: [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md)

## Why it matters

Growing complex fertilizer use reduces India's dependence on DAP imports at the margin. This shift affects the demand mix for phosphate and nitrogen inputs.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DAP | 2025-11-30 | [Fertilizer sales in Nov 1-21 up 6%, Urea stocks improve from Oct’25 level - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4471-fertilizer-sales-in-nov-1-21-up-6-urea-stocks-improve-from-oct-25-level-the.md) | -2.7% | -4.9% |
| DAP | 2024-07-24 | [India’s fertilizers sale up in Apr-May on beneficial monsoon, but DAP offtake down  - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29622-india-s-fertilizers-sale-up-in-apr-may-on-beneficial-monsoon-but-dap-offtake.md) | +0.6% | +0.9% |
| DAP | 2026-02-18 | [All Eight Major Fertilizers See Prices Move Higher Compared to Last Month](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20927-all-eight-major-fertilizers-see-prices-move-higher-compared-to-last-month.md) | 0.0% | +3.1% |
| DAP | 2025-09-26 | [OCP revenues climb to $5.45 billion in first half of 2025 as fertilizer demand surges](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23202-ocp-revenues-climb-to-5-45-billion-in-first-half-of-2025-as-fertilizer-demand.md) | -3.2% | -1.6% |
| DAP | 2024-12-03 | [As DAP sales dip, farmers turn to more beneficial NPKS, shows data \| Agriculture - Business Standard](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27271-as-dap-sales-dip-farmers-turn-to-more-beneficial-npks-shows-data-agriculture.md) | -0.4% | +2.0% |

## Sources

- thehindubusinessline.com: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/agri-business/as-indian-farmers-shift-to-complex-fertilizers-fy25-sales-up-11-till-october/article68919172.ece

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