# After paddy, wheat woes for Punjab farmers: sowing 3 days away, DAP shortage hits hard - AgriInsite

> Punjab faces a 30% DAP shortage just days before wheat sowing, with the Centre promising extra supply by November 25. Alternatives like NPK, TSP and SSP are limited and expensive, and farmers are reluctant to switch. Yield risk covers over one million hectares.

- Date: 2024-10-29 · published 2024-10-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region India · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/28187-after-paddy-wheat-woes-for-punjab-farmers-sowing-3-days-away-dap-shortage-hits
- Commodities: [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md), [TSP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/TSP.md)

## Why it matters

Continued Indian DAP shortfalls and reliance on costlier substitutes keep phosphate demand strong and support fertilizer costs for wheat and feed-grain production.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bullish ▲
- TSP: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DAP | 2021-09-05 | [Fertiliser shortage hits paddy farmers in Andhra Pradesh - The Hindu](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45374-fertiliser-shortage-hits-paddy-farmers-in-andhra-pradesh-the-hindu.md) | +1.2% | +7.9% |
| DAP | 2025-09-24 | [Fertilizer woes cloud new crop outlook as farmers mull cutbacks \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12022-fertilizer-woes-cloud-new-crop-outlook-as-farmers-mull-cutbacks-agri-pulse.md) | -3.2% | -1.7% |
| DAP | 2021-06-23 | [US Farmers Overpay for Fertilizers Due to Duties Imposed on Moroccan and Russian Phosphate Imports – Phosphate Price](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46910-us-farmers-overpay-for-fertilizers-due-to-duties-imposed-on-moroccan-and.md) | -0.6% | -1.4% |
| DAP | 2021-12-17 | [Itafos predicts high prices for phosphorus fertilizers — Fertilizer Daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43922-itafos-predicts-high-prices-for-phosphorus-fertilizers-fertilizer-daily.md) | +0.1% | -3.8% |
| DAP | 2021-05-30 | [How govt prevented a farming crisis by increasing DAP fertiliser subsidy as global prices soar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6420-how-govt-prevented-a-farming-crisis-by-increasing-dap-fertiliser-subsidy-as.md) | +3.7% | +5.4% |

## Sources

- agriinsite.com: https://agriinsite.com/after-paddy-wheat-woes-for-punjab-farmers-sowing-3-days-away-dap-shortage-hits-hard/

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