# Subsidy by Punjab govt improves DAP off-take by 240%

> DAP offtake in Pakistan rose 240.8% in May 2019 to 213 thousand tonnes, driven mainly by a Punjab government subsidy. Punjab accounted for about 136 thousand tonnes of the sales.

- Date: 2019-06-25 · published 2019-06-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Pakistan · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/58901-subsidy-by-punjab-govt-improves-dap-off-take-by-240
- Commodities: [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md)

## Why it matters

Subsidy-driven demand in Pakistan supports DAP prices locally, but the volume is small relative to global phosphate trade and has limited effect on world prices.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DAP | 2022-02-09 | [Subsidy mechanism for DAP in the offing - Business - DAWN.COM](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43005-subsidy-mechanism-for-dap-in-the-offing-business-dawn-com.md) | +0.3% | +31.0% |
| DAP | 2021-05-30 | [How govt prevented a farming crisis by increasing DAP fertiliser subsidy as global prices soar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6420-how-govt-prevented-a-farming-crisis-by-increasing-dap-fertiliser-subsidy-as.md) | +3.7% | +5.4% |
| DAP | 2021-10-12 | [India to provide additional subsidy for phosphate-based fertilizer-govt](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44884-india-to-provide-additional-subsidy-for-phosphate-based-fertilizer-govt.md) | +0.4% | +6.6% |
| DAP | 2022-04-27 | [India approves $8 bln subsidy for phosphate-based fertilizers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42147-india-approves-8-bln-subsidy-for-phosphate-based-fertilizers.md) | -7.9% | -9.4% |
| DAP | 2025-01-01 | [Govt extends special subsidy on DAP, weakening rupee upsets calculations \| India News - The Indian Express](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26830-govt-extends-special-subsidy-on-dap-weakening-rupee-upsets-calculations-india.md) | +0.4% | +1.3% |

## Sources

- mettisglobal.news: https://mettisglobal.news/subsidy-by-punjab-govt-improves-dap-off-take-by-240

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