# Fertiliser companies seek govt permission to hike MRP of non-urea fertilisers amid input costs rise | Times Now

> Indian fertiliser companies have asked the government for permission to raise maximum retail prices of non-urea fertilisers such as DAP and NPK, citing higher input costs. Any revision is unlikely soon because of state assembly elections.

- Date: 2023-02-14 · published 2023-02-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region India · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/37667-fertiliser-companies-seek-govt-permission-to-hike-mrp-of-non-urea-fertilisers
- Commodities: [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md)

## Why it matters

A possible retail price increase would signal firmer DAP prices in India, though the government's reluctance limits the likely impact.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bullish ▲

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| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
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| DAP | 2021-07-30 | [China's major fertiliser makers to suspend exports amid tight supplies \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45993-china-s-major-fertiliser-makers-to-suspend-exports-amid-tight-supplies-reuters.md) | -2.0% | -1.6% |
| DAP | 2021-10-20 | [Rice Prices Set to Rise as Fertilizer Rally Drives Up Farm Costs - Caixin Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44642-rice-prices-set-to-rise-as-fertilizer-rally-drives-up-farm-costs-caixin-global.md) | +0.0% | +4.3% |
| DAP | 2022-04-27 | [Cabinet clears higher subsidy for non-urea fertilisers  - The Hindu](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42150-cabinet-clears-higher-subsidy-for-non-urea-fertilisers-the-hindu.md) | -7.9% | -9.4% |
| DAP | 2022-07-15 | [China issues phosphate quotas to rein in fertiliser exports - analysts \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40413-china-issues-phosphate-quotas-to-rein-in-fertiliser-exports-analysts-reuters.md) | +0.6% | -5.7% |

## Sources

- timesnownews.com: https://www.timesnownews.com/business-economy/industry/fertiliser-companies-seek-govt-permission-to-hike-mrp-of-non-urea-fertilisers-amid-input-costs-rise-article-97920966

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