# India's fertilizer ministry establishes joint buying consortium for DAP, MOP and raw materials amid supply crisis — Fertilizer Daily

> India's fertilizer ministry has recommended that national fertilizer companies form a three-month buying consortium to pool purchases of DAP, MOP, NPS/NPK blends and key raw materials. The first step was IPL's tender for 1.2 million tonnes of DAP and 400,000 tonnes of granular TSP. Domestic TSP stocks fell to 374,000 tonnes at the end of April.

- Date: 2026-05-14 · published 2026-05-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region India · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/19595-india-s-fertilizer-ministry-establishes-joint-buying-consortium-for-dap-mop-and
- Commodities: [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md), [Potash (KCl)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/POTASH.md)

## Why it matters

Pooled procurement strengthens India's bargaining power but also signals sustained, large import demand for phosphate and potash. This supports firm global prices, especially for DAP and potash.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bullish ▲
- POTASH: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 2026-10-21 | [China's phosphate rock market is affected by the ban on phosphate fertilizer exports, affecting both prices and supply](https://feedsoft.ai/events/684-china-s-phosphate-rock-market-is-affected-by-the-ban-on-phosphate-fertilizer.md) | 0.0% | — |
| DAP | 2021-07-30 | [China's major fertiliser makers to suspend exports amid tight supplies \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45993-china-s-major-fertiliser-makers-to-suspend-exports-amid-tight-supplies-reuters.md) | -2.0% | -1.6% |
| DAP | 2022-06-08 | [Short-term policy considerations to respond to Russia-Ukraine crisis disruptions in fertilizer availability and affordability \| IFPRI](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40879-short-term-policy-considerations-to-respond-to-russia-ukraine-crisis.md) | 0.0% | +4.7% |

## Sources

- fertilizerdaily.com: https://www.fertilizerdaily.com/20260514-indias-fertilizer-ministry-establishes-joint-buying-consortium-for-dap-mop-and-raw-materials-amid-supply-crisis/

---
Data from Feedsoft AI (https://feedsoft.ai/). For information only; not investment advice.