# Fertilizer offtake decreases by 6.7 percent in September

> India's total fertilizer offtake fell 6.7% year on year to about 348 thousand tonnes in September 2019, with nitrogen down 11.8% and potash down 31.9%, while phosphate rose 10.1%. Urea and DAP prices rose 4.4% to 5.4% and 1.6% respectively over August, and cumulative Kharif offtake was up 5.7%.

- Date: 2019-10-28 · published 2019-10-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region India · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/5191-fertilizer-offtake-decreases-by-6-7-percent-in-september
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md), [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md), [Potash (KCl)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/POTASH.md)

## Why it matters

Rising urea and DAP prices in India, a large importer, tighten global phosphate and nitrogen supply and support prices. The sharp fall in potash offtake signals weaker Indian potash demand, which is bearish for that market.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2020-10-26 | [Sale of Fertilizer during September grows by 9.6% YoY](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7132-sale-of-fertilizer-during-september-grows-by-9-6-yoy.md) | +3.2% | +5.5% |
| UREA | 2022-10-08 | [Global Fertilizer Price Updates: September’ 2022 -](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39446-global-fertilizer-price-updates-september-2022.md) | -1.2% | -13.9% |
| UREA | 2026-02-04 | [Fertilizers: Weekly Increases and Prices Between 6% and 14% Above December 2025 – Dezba Inspection](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5723-fertilizers-weekly-increases-and-prices-between-6-and-14-above-december-2025.md) | +0.9% | +27.0% |
| UREA | 2022-01-09 | [Global Fertilizer Price Update: December’21 -](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43442-global-fertilizer-price-update-december-21.md) | -8.8% | -17.6% |
| UREA | 2022-07-05 | [Impacts and Repercussions of Price Increases on the Global Fertilizer Market](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40415-impacts-and-repercussions-of-price-increases-on-the-global-fertilizer-market.md) | -0.0% | +12.8% |
| DAP | 2020-10-26 | [Sale of Fertilizer during September grows by 9.6% YoY](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7132-sale-of-fertilizer-during-september-grows-by-9-6-yoy.md) | -2.5% | -1.3% |
| DAP | 2021-10-05 | [International Fertilizer Price September'21 Update -](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44881-international-fertilizer-price-september-21-update.md) | 0.0% | +3.3% |
| DAP | 2022-10-08 | [Global Fertilizer Price Updates: September’ 2022 -](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39446-global-fertilizer-price-updates-september-2022.md) | 0.0% | -3.8% |

## Sources

- mettisglobal.news: https://mettisglobal.news/fertilizer-offtake-decreases-by-6-7-percent-in-september

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