# Peak application window in key markets Brazil, India yet to come

> Argus reports DAP and MAP prices are up 22-27% in Brazil and India since the Middle East war began, compared with a 65-75% rise in urea. Analysts attribute the more measured phosphate response to later peak application seasons in South Asia and Brazil and hand-to-mouth buying.

- Date: 2026-04-17 · published 2026-04-17T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/19642-peak-application-window-in-key-markets-brazil-india-yet-to-come
- Commodities: [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md), [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md)

## Why it matters

Phosphate prices are rising but lag nitrogen, so the seasonal demand peak in Brazil and India could push phosphate costs higher later in the year.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bullish ▲
- UREA: bullish ▲

## Sources

- producer.com: https://www.producer.com/crops/phosphate-prices-not-soaring-as-much-as-urea/

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