# Farmers start transplanting paddy despite lack of chemical fertiliser

> Nepali farmers began transplanting paddy after monsoon floods receded, but many lack chemical fertiliser. The Agriculture Ministry warned of a possible shortage of about 20,000 tonnes of diammonium phosphate, and farmers are using local organic alternatives.

- Date: 2019-07-17 · published 2019-07-17T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Nepal · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/58410-farmers-start-transplanting-paddy-despite-lack-of-chemical-fertiliser
- Commodities: [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md), [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

A local fertiliser shortage in Nepal may trim rice yields there, though the scale is too small to move global rice or fertilizer prices.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bullish ▲
- RICE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DAP | 2021-07-02 | [Farmer Fertilizer Focus - Potash](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11011-farmer-fertilizer-focus-potash.md) | -0.2% | -2.0% |
| DAP | 2024-10-09 | [Florida fertilizer plants, grain mills close as Hurricane Milton nears](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28178-florida-fertilizer-plants-grain-mills-close-as-hurricane-milton-nears.md) | +0.9% | +4.1% |
| DAP | 2019-12-19 | [Mosaic to cut fertilizer production as weather dampens demand - Country Guide](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55522-mosaic-to-cut-fertilizer-production-as-weather-dampens-demand-country-guide.md) | +4.8% | +7.0% |
| DAP | 2022-09-27 | [Hurricane Ian Threatens Florida Fertilizer Production, Could Boost Food Costs - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39878-hurricane-ian-threatens-florida-fertilizer-production-could-boost-food-costs.md) | -2.6% | -2.2% |
| DAP | 2025-03-04 | [A tale of two rivers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16465-a-tale-of-two-rivers.md) | +0.2% | +0.7% |
| RICE | 2019-01-21 | [SunRice profit down 42pc despite global price gains – and ASX listing nears \| Farm Online \| ACT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61167-sunrice-profit-down-42pc-despite-global-price-gains-and-asx-listing-nears-farm.md) | +0.9% | -7.2% |
| RICE | 2023-07-18 | [Why Indian farmers worry despite 'average' monsoon rains](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5099-why-indian-farmers-worry-despite-average-monsoon-rains.md) | +5.4% | +1.8% |
| RICE | 2022-09-01 | [India rice crop suffers setback as patchy rains reduce plantings](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39996-india-rice-crop-suffers-setback-as-patchy-rains-reduce-plantings.md) | -3.1% | -0.9% |

## Sources

- kathmandupost.com: https://kathmandupost.com/money/2019/07/17/farmers-start-transplanting-paddy-despite-lack-of-chemical-fertiliser

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