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Indian fertiliser importers expect higher costs if coronavirus disruptions in China shut plants and extend workers' holidays. Chinese New Year celebrations were cancelled and China's fertiliser exports could decline.
Reduced Chinese output of fertilizer would tighten global supply and could push DAP and other fertilizer prices higher, raising feed-grain input costs over time.
business-standard.comBS ReportersJan 31, 2020After 11 past bullish disease events, DAP moved a median +0.9% over 5 sessions (64% higher; middle half 0.0% to +3.3%), and +2.9% over 20.
After 758 past bullish events of any kind, Urea moved a median +0.1% over 5 sessions (51% higher; middle half -1.6% to +2.7%), and +1.3% over 20.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
Expected Chinese plant closures and lower fertiliser exports from the coronavirus raise import cost expectations for DAP buyers like India, a supply-side driver of the price jump.
Chinese plant closures and cancelled holidays could cut China's fertiliser exports, raising import costs for buyers like India and lifting DAP prices through supply and trade-flow effects.
Expected Chinese plant closures and lower fertiliser exports raise import-cost expectations for major DAP buyer India, supporting DAP prices through supply and sentiment channels.
