# DAP offtake records nearly 35% increase, YoY

> Pakistan's National Fertilizer Development Authority data show October 2018 DAP offtake of 521 thousand tonnes, up 34.7 percent year on year, with Punjab the largest market. Domestic production was only 55.7 thousand tonnes, and total availability including imports and carryover exceeded 1 million tonnes, with the remainder held in storage.

- Date: 2018-11-26 · published 2018-11-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Pakistan · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/62353-dap-offtake-records-nearly-35-increase-yoy
- Commodities: [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md)

## Why it matters

Strong demand growth is offset by a large available stock, so the price impact on international DAP is limited. Pakistan's import needs remain a factor for global phosphate balances.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DAP | 2020-04-27 | [DAP offtake records a 21 percent growth despite govt's lockdown policy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4142-dap-offtake-records-a-21-percent-growth-despite-govt-s-lockdown-policy.md) | -6.4% | -7.5% |
| DAP | 2022-06-01 | [Stagnant Retail Fertilizer Prices Hover Near Record Highs](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41256-stagnant-retail-fertilizer-prices-hover-near-record-highs.md) | -1.6% | +3.0% |
| DAP | 2021-04-20 | [1Q 2021 Operating Results: PhosAgro Reports 40% Quarter-on-Quarter Increase in Fertilizer Sales to 2.9 Million Tonnes](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47923-1q-2021-operating-results-phosagro-reports-40-quarter-on-quarter-increase-in.md) | -0.3% | +6.6% |
| DAP | 2023-12-17 | [US (Gulf) DAP Price Report: Nov 2023 Updates and Analysis -](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33034-us-gulf-dap-price-report-nov-2023-updates-and-analysis.md) | +0.9% | +3.9% |
| DAP | 2023-03-15 | [IFA: global MAP and DAP output still below 2020 after a multi-year decline \| Sulfur Wire](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37195-ifa-global-map-and-dap-output-still-below-2020-after-a-multi-year-decline.md) | +1.7% | +4.2% |

## Sources

- mettisglobal.news: https://mettisglobal.news/dap-offtake-records-nearly-35-increase-yoy

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