# Country’s only DAP fertiliser plant remains shut for 4 months

> The country's only DAP fertilizer plant has been shut for nearly four months because of a shortage of phosphoric acid. A government approval delay is holding up fresh imports of the acid.

- Date: 2026-10-28 · published 2026-10-29T06:06:07.938Z
- Category: logistics · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/308-country-s-only-dap-fertiliser-plant-remains-shut-for-4-months
- Commodities: [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md), [Phosphate Rock](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PHOSROCK.md)

## Why it matters

Lost domestic DAP output increases reliance on imports and supports phosphate prices, raising costs for feed phosphate inputs.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bullish ▲
- PHOSROCK: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DAP | 2021-06-21 | [Fertiliser prices continue to increase: MoIT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46891-fertiliser-prices-continue-to-increase-moit.md) | -0.2% | -1.3% |
| DAP | 2026-07-22 | [Fertilizer Supply Chains Face a Costly Turning Point](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18690-fertilizer-supply-chains-face-a-costly-turning-point.md) | +0.6% | +2.1% |
| DAP | 2026-09-14 | [Fertilizer shipments through the Strait of Hormuz remain near zero](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17416-fertilizer-shipments-through-the-strait-of-hormuz-remain-near-zero.md) | +0.3% | +0.3% |
| DAP | 2020-03-24 | [COVID-19: Effects on the Fertilizer Industry](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54075-covid-19-effects-on-the-fertilizer-industry.md) | -0.2% | +2.2% |
| DAP | 2021-09-15 | [U.S. fertilizer prices soar as storms roil industry hub](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45369-u-s-fertilizer-prices-soar-as-storms-roil-industry-hub.md) | +1.1% | +6.6% |

## Sources

- thedailystar.net: https://www.thedailystar.net/business/economy/news/countrys-only-dap-fertiliser-plant-remains-shut-4-months-4307311

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