# Govt asks companies not to hike non-urea fertilizer prices, look for alternative to expensive raw materials - Times of India

> India's government asked fertilizer companies not to raise maximum retail prices for non-urea products such as DAP, MOP and NPK. It suggested alternatives like single superphosphate and bio-fertilizers instead of importing costly raw materials.

- Date: 2021-04-09 · published 2021-04-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region India · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/47934-govt-asks-companies-not-to-hike-non-urea-fertilizer-prices-look-for-alternative
- Commodities: [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md), [Potash (KCl)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/POTASH.md)

## Why it matters

The price freeze shields domestic buyers but means producers absorb higher import costs, which could cut fertilizer application and supply in India.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: neutral
- POTASH: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DAP | 2021-04-09 | [Fertiliser  Prices News: Government Tells Fertiliser Companies Not To Raise Prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47929-fertiliser-prices-news-government-tells-fertiliser-companies-not-to-raise-prices.md) | +0.2% | +6.7% |
| DAP | 2023-12-11 | [(2nd LD) S. Korea to extend tariff quota on urea, fertilizer material over China's export curbs \| Yonhap News Agency](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32638-2nd-ld-s-korea-to-extend-tariff-quota-on-urea-fertilizer-material-over-china-s.md) | +0.9% | +3.9% |
| DAP | 2021-05-20 | [CCEA approves increased prices for Phosphatic and Potassic (P&K) fertilizers vide notification dated 20.5.2021 to be rolled over for the whole year 2021-22](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47024-ccea-approves-increased-prices-for-phosphatic-and-potassic-p-and-k-fertilizers.md) | +0.5% | +4.2% |
| DAP | 2022-06-01 | [Fischer, Colleagues Call on USTR to Secure Long-Term Fertilizer Trade - Press - United States Senator Deb Fischer for Nebraska](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40884-fischer-colleagues-call-on-ustr-to-secure-long-term-fertilizer-trade-press.md) | -1.6% | +3.0% |
| DAP | 2020-09-25 | [India’s Fertilizer Under Pressure \| World Fertilizer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51053-india-s-fertilizer-under-pressure-world-fertilizer.md) | -1.3% | -0.4% |

## Sources

- timesofindia.indiatimes.com: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/govt-asks-companies-not-to-hike-non-urea-fertilizer-prices-look-for-alternative-to-expensive-raw-materials/articleshow/81994332.cms

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