# Acutely short of fertiliser, Punjab sends SOS to Centre | Chandigarh News - The Indian Express

> Punjab asked the Centre for DAP supplies, citing a need of 5.50 lakh MT for 35 lakh hectares of wheat but receiving only 40,000 MT. The state also flagged international DAP shortages and fears of political allocation favoring Haryana.

- Date: 2024-08-31 · published 2024-08-31T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region India · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/4546-acutely-short-of-fertiliser-punjab-sends-sos-to-centre-chandigarh-news-the
- Commodities: [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md)

## Why it matters

A severe domestic DAP shortfall in India, a major importer, reinforces tight global phosphate supply and supports higher prices.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DAP | 2023-05-09 | [Urea has increased off the news of a possible increase in China's fertiliser export quota \| Farm Weekly \| WA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36258-urea-has-increased-off-the-news-of-a-possible-increase-in-china-s-fertiliser.md) | +0.9% | -19.6% |
| DAP | 2025-10-25 | [Fertiliser Prices Set to Surge as China Suspends Exports - PLY INSIGHT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9556-fertiliser-prices-set-to-surge-as-china-suspends-exports-ply-insight.md) | -4.5% | -6.1% |
| DAP | 2021-10-19 | [China's curbs on fertiliser exports may affect India, says report \| Economy & Policy News - Business Standard](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44477-china-s-curbs-on-fertiliser-exports-may-affect-india-says-report-economy-and.md) | +0.4% | +5.4% |
| DAP | 2025-07-18 | [Fertiliser subsidy may overshoot BE as DAP costs spiral - Economy News \| The Financial Express](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24077-fertiliser-subsidy-may-overshoot-be-as-dap-costs-spiral-economy-news-the.md) | -0.3% | +7.7% |
| DAP | 2023-01-18 | [Softening global prices to cut fertiliser subsidy in FY24: Secy \| Financial Express Mumbai - newspaper - Read this story on Magzter.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38107-softening-global-prices-to-cut-fertiliser-subsidy-in-fy24-secy-financial.md) | +1.1% | -0.8% |

## Sources

- indianexpress.com: https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/shortage-of-fertiliser-punjab-sens-sos-to-centre-9542749/

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