# Domestic DAP makers take a lesser hit than importers amid price surge | Industry News - Business Standard

> Imported finished DAP prices have surged above $800 per tonne for July and August deliveries, near historic highs of about $1,000, after China restricted exports and supply tightened. Domestic Indian DAP makers are taking a smaller hit because their raw material costs, such as rock phosphate, have risen much less.

- Date: 2025-07-17 · published 2025-07-17T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region India · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/5399-domestic-dap-makers-take-a-lesser-hit-than-importers-amid-price-surge-industry
- Commodities: [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md)

## Why it matters

India imports more than half its DAP, so tight Chinese supply and dwindling stocks keep upward pressure on finished DAP prices. Domestic producers with cheaper inputs can keep margins, which supports the case for local value addition.

## 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 | 2024-10-08 | [MP and Punjab: Lower DAP import feared to be behind shortage - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28182-mp-and-punjab-lower-dap-import-feared-to-be-behind-shortage-the.md) | +0.9% | +4.1% |
| DAP | 2020-08-27 | [Agriculture ministry redetermines fertiliser demand \| The Business Standard](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9345-agriculture-ministry-redetermines-fertiliser-demand-the-business-standard.md) | +5.1% | +5.6% |
| DAP | 2025-02-18 | [India’s fertilizers imports double in January; sales too surge    - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26374-india-s-fertilizers-imports-double-in-january-sales-too-surge-the.md) | +0.4% | +2.3% |
| 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

- business-standard.com: https://www.business-standard.com/industry/news/domestic-dap-makers-take-a-lesser-hit-than-importers-amid-price-surge-125071700905_1.html

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