# Punjab staring at severe DAP shortage amid unstable supply | Hindustan Times

> Punjab faces a severe DAP shortage, with supply of 2.12 lakh tonnes against a rabi requirement of 5.5 lakh tonnes. Supplies from Morocco and Jordan have slowed because Red Sea shipping is disrupted by the Iran-Israel conflict and ships are rerouting around Cape Town.

- Date: 2024-10-12 · published 2024-10-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region India · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/28185-punjab-staring-at-severe-dap-shortage-amid-unstable-supply-hindustan-times
- Commodities: [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md), [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md), [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md)

## Why it matters

Longer shipping routes and higher insurance costs for Moroccan and Jordanian DAP lift landed phosphate costs and tighten global supply for importers like India.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bullish ▲
- BARGE: neutral
- OCEANFRT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DAP | 2026-03-04 | [Urea, DAP prices surge amid Gulf tensions and supply concerns - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5102-urea-dap-prices-surge-amid-gulf-tensions-and-supply-concerns-the.md) | -0.8% | +5.3% |
| DAP | 2026-03-31 | [Farmers pay more for fertilisers despite no major shortage \| The Daily Star](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20477-farmers-pay-more-for-fertilisers-despite-no-major-shortage-the-daily-star.md) | +4.0% | +4.7% |
| DAP | 2022-03-17 | [Rice Prices Rise in Asia Amid Stockpiling, Conflict - Laotian Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11339-rice-prices-rise-in-asia-amid-stockpiling-conflict-laotian-times.md) | +1.6% | -0.5% |
| DAP | 2026-08-18 | [Sulfur shortage threatens global phosphate supply as Hormuz blockade and Russia ban cut 2 of 3 top sources - Fertilizer Daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18198-sulfur-shortage-threatens-global-phosphate-supply-as-hormuz-blockade-and-russia.md) | 0.0% | +0.6% |
| DAP | 2021-02-04 | [China gas shortage could be causing a shortage of fertiliser for farmers, pushing prices higher - ABC News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48946-china-gas-shortage-could-be-causing-a-shortage-of-fertiliser-for-farmers.md) | -1.2% | -3.8% |

## Sources

- hindustantimes.com: https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/chandigarh-news/punjab-staring-at-severe-dap-shortage-amid-unstable-supply-101728754331195.html

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