# FAO delivers 36,000 tons of USAID-funded TSP fertiliser in time for Yala | Daily FT

> FAO delivered 36,000 tons of USAID-funded Triple Super Phosphate fertiliser to Sri Lanka's Ministry of Agriculture on 19 March 2023. The fertiliser will be distributed free to paddy farmers for the Yala season starting in April. It is the first TSP shipment to arrive in Sri Lanka since 2021.

- Date: 2023-03-20 · published 2023-03-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Sri Lanka · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/37180-fao-delivers-36-000-tons-of-usaid-funded-tsp-fertiliser-in-time-for-yala-daily
- Commodities: [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md)

## Why it matters

This is a small, donor-funded fertilizer shipment with negligible effect on global phosphate prices. It has little bearing on feed grain supply, so the price impact is minimal.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DAP | 2023-03-19 | [United States Government-Funded 36,000 MT of TSP Fertilizer Arrives in Sri Lanka: Paddy Farmers to Receive TSP in Time for Yala Cultivation - U.S. Embassy in Sri Lanka](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37181-united-states-government-funded-36-000-mt-of-tsp-fertilizer-arrives-in-sri.md) | +0.4% | +4.1% |
| DAP | 2020-06-18 | [Ukraine remains dependent from import of complex fertilizers - Fertilizer Daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52946-ukraine-remains-dependent-from-import-of-complex-fertilizers-fertilizer-daily.md) | +2.1% | +11.4% |
| DAP | 2022-10-31 | [USAID provides fertiliser for paddy cultivation – The Island](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39456-usaid-provides-fertiliser-for-paddy-cultivation-the-island.md) | 0.0% | -5.7% |
| DAP | 2024-06-25 | [Export Situation of Major Fertilizers in China in May.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30106-export-situation-of-major-fertilizers-in-china-in-may.md) | +1.2% | +0.4% |
| DAP | 2023-03-09 | [36,000 MT shipment of TSP due on 17 March - Ceylon Today](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37189-36-000-mt-shipment-of-tsp-due-on-17-march-ceylon-today.md) | +1.3% | -1.3% |

## Sources

- ft.lk: https://www.ft.lk/news/FAO-delivers-36-000-tons-of-USAID-funded-TSP-fertiliser-in-time-for-Yala/56-746526

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