# India’s fertilizers sale up in Apr-May on beneficial monsoon, but DAP offtake down  - The HinduBusinessLine

> Indian fertiliser sales rose 3.6% in April-May 2024 to 5.07 million tonnes, helped by good monsoon rainfall and a low base from 2023. DAP sales fell 9.3% over the same period, and MOP sales rose 52%.

- Date: 2024-07-24 · published 2024-07-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region India · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/29622-india-s-fertilizers-sale-up-in-apr-may-on-beneficial-monsoon-but-dap-offtake
- Commodities: [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md), [Potash (KCl)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/POTASH.md)

## Why it matters

Weaker Indian DAP offtake reduces demand from one of the largest global buyers, which could pressure international phosphate prices.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bearish ▼
- POTASH: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DAP | 2024-12-03 | [As DAP sales dip, farmers turn to more beneficial NPKS, shows data \| Agriculture - Business Standard](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27271-as-dap-sales-dip-farmers-turn-to-more-beneficial-npks-shows-data-agriculture.md) | -0.4% | +2.0% |
| DAP | 2026-06-27 | [India's May DAP Output Hits Nine-Month High, Stocks Rise by 33,000 Tons -  Wedoany](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19139-india-s-may-dap-output-hits-nine-month-high-stocks-rise-by-33-000-tons-wedoany.md) | 0.0% | +4.7% |
| DAP | 2019-08-06 | [US Rain Wilts Rival of Top Fertilizer Maker \| IndustryWeek](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57888-us-rain-wilts-rival-of-top-fertilizer-maker-industryweek.md) | -1.2% | -5.2% |
| DAP | 2024-01-28 | [India notified trend of average International prices of fertilisers upto Dec 2023 -](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32432-india-notified-trend-of-average-international-prices-of-fertilisers-upto-dec.md) | -1.7% | -1.3% |
| DAP | 2021-05-27 | [Urea sales jump 35pc in 4MCY21 - Business - DAWN.COM](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5695-urea-sales-jump-35pc-in-4mcy21-business-dawn-com.md) | +3.2% | +5.6% |

## Sources

- thehindubusinessline.com: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/indias-fertilizers-sale-up-in-apr-may-on-beneficial-monsoon-but-dap-offtake-down/article68442106.ece

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