# Mint Primer: What India is now doing to avoid a fertilizer shock | Mint

> Three Indian fertilizer firms signed a long-term DAP supply contract with a Saudi Arabian producer. The article notes that India produces only about 40% of its roughly 10-million-tonne DAP demand and relies on imports from Russia, Saudi Arabia and others.

- Date: 2025-07-15 · published 2025-07-15T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region India · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/5400-mint-primer-what-india-is-now-doing-to-avoid-a-fertilizer-shock-mint
- Commodities: [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md)

## Why it matters

Long-term offtake deals reduce India's exposure to sudden supply shocks, which may temper spot price spikes over time. The near-term effect on DAP prices is limited because the cargoes are priced at spot.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DAP | 2025-07-15 | [India signs multiple phosphate agreements \| World Fertilizer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5402-india-signs-multiple-phosphate-agreements-world-fertilizer.md) | +2.1% | +10.3% |
| DAP | 2024-10-28 | [Morocco’s phosphate fertilizer exports to EU surge, securing a strong position in European market - The Morocco Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28198-morocco-s-phosphate-fertilizer-exports-to-eu-surge-securing-a-strong-position.md) | +0.9% | +0.9% |
| DAP | 2019-10-07 | [The Green Markets Weekly North America Fertilizer Price Index declined 1.2% this week. NOLA continued to trade in a narrow range and declined $7/ST. NOLA declined $1 and Cornbelt rose $5/ST. \| Daniel Houder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8765-the-green-markets-weekly-north-america-fertilizer-price-index-declined-1-2-this.md) | -2.1% | -9.4% |
| DAP | 2026-10-01 | [S&P drops two Morocco-linked fertilizer price benchmarks as trade flows shift \| Bladi.net](https://feedsoft.ai/events/690-s-and-amp-p-drops-two-morocco-linked-fertilizer-price-benchmarks-as-trade-flows.md) | -0.3% | 0.0% |
| DAP | 2022-03-16 | [Morocco's OCP aims to boost fertilizer output despite lack of Russian ammonia \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42577-morocco-s-ocp-aims-to-boost-fertilizer-output-despite-lack-of-russian-ammonia.md) | +3.1% | -1.0% |

## Sources

- livemint.com: https://www.livemint.com/industry/agriculture/india-fertilizer-shock-crop-nutrients-dap-npk-muriate-of-potash-china-limits-exports-maaden-11752497011435.html

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