# AgroPages-Indian, Pakistani buyers seek DAP amid tight supply-Agricultural news

> Indian and Pakistani buyers are seeking DAP, with state importers NFL and GSFC reissuing 100,000t tenders after receiving few or no offers. Indian DAP indications reached the mid-$330s/t cfr, while the latest concluded business was near $330/t cfr.

- Date: 2020-08-14 · published 2020-08-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region India · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/51545-agropages-indian-pakistani-buyers-seek-dap-amid-tight-supply-agricultural-news
- Commodities: [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md)

## Why it matters

Tight availability and strong South Asian demand are keeping DAP prices elevated, and a Chinese-supplier exclusion in India further limits supply. Higher DAP prices raise phosphate input costs for feed-grain and oilseed producers.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DAP | 2025-08-01 | [India's DAP imports from China fall to 97,000 tonnes in July amid new rules \| Agriculture - Business Standard](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4135-india-s-dap-imports-from-china-fall-to-97-000-tonnes-in-july-amid-new-rules.md) | +8.3% | +8.2% |
| DAP | 2025-07-17 | [Domestic DAP makers take a lesser hit than importers amid price surge \| Industry News - Business Standard](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5399-domestic-dap-makers-take-a-lesser-hit-than-importers-amid-price-surge-industry.md) | -0.3% | +7.7% |
| DAP | 2024-03-25 | [India buys Moroccan DAP, TSP \| Latest Market News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31530-india-buys-moroccan-dap-tsp-latest-market-news.md) | -10.7% | -13.4% |
| DAP | 2024-10-22 | [DAP shortage dampens rabi crop prospects \| India News - The Indian Express](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6844-dap-shortage-dampens-rabi-crop-prospects-india-news-the-indian-express.md) | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| DAP | 2021-08-05 | [Fertiliser shortage looms as global prices skyrocket \| Business News - The Indian Express](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45883-fertiliser-shortage-looms-as-global-prices-skyrocket-business-news-the-indian.md) | 0.0% | +4.4% |

## Sources

- agrospectrumindia.com: https://agrospectrumindia.com/news/33/24034/strong-demand-for-dap-among-indian-and-pakistani-buyers.html
- news.agropages.com: https://news.agropages.com/News/NewsDetail---36257.htm

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