# Amid thaw in ties, China to soon revive fertilizer supply to India | Mint

> China will send specialty fertilizers to India within 20 to 25 days after assurances from Foreign Minister Wang Yi, with urea and DAP shipments likely within a fortnight. The shipments are timed for India's rabi sowing season after months of supply disruption.

- Date: 2025-08-26 · published 2025-08-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region India · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/23274-amid-thaw-in-ties-china-to-soon-revive-fertilizer-supply-to-india-mint
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md), [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md)

## Why it matters

Resumed Chinese urea and DAP shipments to India ease the supply squeeze ahead of rabi planting and reduce pressure on import prices. However, the reprieve is described as temporary given planned Chinese export controls from October.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bearish ▼
- UREA: bearish ▼

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2025-09-01 | 1 | -5.1% | -5.0 | China reviving urea shipments to India signals more Chinese supply and less Indian reliance on other origins, which is bearish for global prices. |

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2026-08-27 | [China to supply bulk of India’s fertilizer tender in major sale](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5473-china-to-supply-bulk-of-india-s-fertilizer-tender-in-major-sale.md) | +11.9% | +15.4% |
| UREA | 2026-10-08 | [Urea Prices Drop in India as China Reshapes Fertilizer Markets Across the Americas](https://feedsoft.ai/events/658-urea-prices-drop-in-india-as-china-reshapes-fertilizer-markets-across-the.md) | +2.3% | +2.6% |
| UREA | 2025-09-04 | [India’s Record Urea Tender Shakes Fertilizer Markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6878-india-s-record-urea-tender-shakes-fertilizer-markets.md) | -0.6% | -5.5% |
| UREA | 2025-08-25 | [Global Fertilizer Market Updates - India, Bangladesh, Brazil, China](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23635-global-fertilizer-market-updates-india-bangladesh-brazil-china.md) | -0.9% | -8.6% |
| UREA | 2024-11-04 | [India's Urea Tender Fails to Revive Prices \| CZ app](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27723-india-s-urea-tender-fails-to-revive-prices-cz-app.md) | -2.0% | -1.9% |
| DAP | 2022-06-29 | [Amid sanctions, Russia becomes India’s top DAP fertiliser supplier \| India News - The Indian Express](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41238-amid-sanctions-russia-becomes-india-s-top-dap-fertiliser-supplier-india-news.md) | -4.5% | -0.1% |
| DAP | 2024-11-04 | [India's Urea Tender Fails to Revive Prices \| CZ app](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27723-india-s-urea-tender-fails-to-revive-prices-cz-app.md) | -0.4% | -1.6% |
| DAP | 2025-07-25 | [India’s DAP stocks build in July \| World Fertilizer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24075-india-s-dap-stocks-build-in-july-world-fertilizer.md) | -0.3% | +8.1% |

## Sources

- livemint.com: https://www.livemint.com/economy/bilateral-ties-specialty-china-fertilizer-supply-dap-urea-sco-india-imports-11756212800272.html

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