# Fertiliser imports depend on enhanced urea output and reduced DAP offtake  - The HinduBusinessLine

> India's fertiliser imports fell to 175.36 lakh tonnes in fiscal 2021-22 from a record 193.21 lakh tonnes, with urea and potash imports down while DAP imports rose about 12%. The fertiliser subsidy bill rose sharply to ₹1,40,122 crore on higher global prices, and new urea plants are expected to lift domestic output.

- Date: 2022-05-09 · published 2022-05-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region India · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/41717-fertiliser-imports-depend-on-enhanced-urea-output-and-reduced-dap-offtake-the
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md), [Potash (KCl)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/POTASH.md), [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md)

## Why it matters

Higher domestic urea output lowers India's import needs, reducing its demand in global urea and potash markets. Continued DAP import demand keeps phosphate prices supported even as potash and urea purchases fall.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bullish ▲
- UREA: bearish ▼
- POTASH: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2025-09-05 | [Urea prices ease in India tender; Govt may secure 2 mt at $462–470/tonne - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23189-urea-prices-ease-in-india-tender-govt-may-secure-2-mt-at-462-470-tonne-the.md) | +0.2% | -5.0% |
| UREA | 2026-10-11 | [India’s Latest Urea Tender Signals Relief on Global Fertiliser Costs](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17353-india-s-latest-urea-tender-signals-relief-on-global-fertiliser-costs.md) | +2.6% | — |
| UREA | 2026-06-23 | [Fertilizer prices fall on slow demand, Chinese exports and Iran - Nikkei Asia](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19114-fertilizer-prices-fall-on-slow-demand-chinese-exports-and-iran-nikkei-asia.md) | -2.1% | -1.4% |
| UREA | 2025-09-04 | [Urea Soft - India Called, and the World Answered  \| AFRIQOM Africa Fertilizer Insight](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6877-urea-soft-india-called-and-the-world-answered-afriqom-africa-fertilizer-insight.md) | -0.6% | -5.5% |
| UREA | 2026-10-08 | [Urea Prices Drop in India as China Reshapes Fertilizer Markets Across the Americas](https://feedsoft.ai/events/658-urea-prices-drop-in-india-as-china-reshapes-fertilizer-markets-across-the.md) | +2.3% | +2.6% |
| DAP | 2023-03-30 | [Fertiliser sales up 2% in Apr-Feb FY23 on higher urea, DAP offtake  - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5527-fertiliser-sales-up-2-in-apr-feb-fy23-on-higher-urea-dap-offtake-the.md) | -4.5% | +3.7% |
| DAP | 2023-09-08 | [India fertilizer industry on ‘wait and watch’ mode after China bans urea export - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34434-india-fertilizer-industry-on-wait-and-watch-mode-after-china-bans-urea-export.md) | +1.4% | +1.9% |
| DAP | 2025-06-22 | [Fertilisers import by India dips 44% in May, expected higher in June  - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24147-fertilisers-import-by-india-dips-44-in-may-expected-higher-in-june-the.md) | +0.7% | +3.8% |

## Sources

- thehindubusinessline.com: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/agri-business/fertiliser-imports-depend-on-enhanced-urea-output-reduction-in-dap-offtake/article65394306.ece

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