# USAID provides fertiliser for paddy cultivation – The Island

> Sri Lanka's Ministry of Agriculture said USAID has agreed to supply 36,000 metric tons of triple super phosphate fertilizer for paddy cultivation, to be issued free to farmers. The minister noted that procuring TSP has been difficult because the product is largely sourced from Ukraine and Russia, and that the country's economic crisis has constrained fertilizer imports.

- Date: 2022-10-31 · published 2022-10-31T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Sri Lanka · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/39456-usaid-provides-fertiliser-for-paddy-cultivation-the-island
- Commodities: [TSP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/TSP.md), [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md)

## Why it matters

A donor-funded aid shipment is small relative to global phosphate trade, so the price effect is minimal. It does underline tight supply from Russia and Ukraine for phosphate fertilizers.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: neutral
- TSP: 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 | 2023-03-20 | [FAO delivers 36,000 tons of USAID-funded TSP fertiliser in time for Yala \| Daily FT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37180-fao-delivers-36-000-tons-of-usaid-funded-tsp-fertiliser-in-time-for-yala-daily.md) | +0.4% | +4.1% |
| 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 | 2020-08-11 | [OCP welcomes growing support for its U.S. fertilizer imports \| OCP GROUP](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51938-ocp-welcomes-growing-support-for-its-u-s-fertilizer-imports-ocp-group.md) | +3.4% | +11.1% |
| DAP | 2025-07-15 | [Mint Primer: What India is now doing to avoid a fertilizer shock \| Mint](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5400-mint-primer-what-india-is-now-doing-to-avoid-a-fertilizer-shock-mint.md) | +2.1% | +10.3% |

## Sources

- islandback.lankapanel.net: https://islandback.lankapanel.net/usaid-provides-fertiliser-for-paddy-cultivation/

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