# Sales of DAP fall by 9.6 percent in Kharif 2018

> DAP sales in Pakistan fell 9.6% over April-September 2018 versus the same period last year, to 897 thousand tons according to NFDC data. September sales dropped 43% year on year to 199 thousand tons, leaving stocks of roughly 114.6 thousand tons carried forward.

- Date: 2018-10-25 · published 2018-10-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Pakistan · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/62847-sales-of-dap-fall-by-9-6-percent-in-kharif-2018
- Commodities: [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md)

## Why it matters

Weaker offtake and ample carry-over stocks in Pakistan reduce near-term import demand for DAP, which is bearish for phosphate fertilizer prices in the region.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DAP | 2019-11-26 | [Sale of DAP declines by 48% YoY in October 2019](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56376-sale-of-dap-declines-by-48-yoy-in-october-2019.md) | -0.1% | +1.3% |
| DAP | 2024-02-15 | [IFA: MAP and DAP production seen up 4 percent to 66.8 Mt in 2024, still below 2020 \| Sulfur Wire](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32001-ifa-map-and-dap-production-seen-up-4-percent-to-66-8-mt-in-2024-still-below.md) | 0.0% | +8.6% |
| DAP | 2021-05-27 | [Urea sales jump 35pc in 4MCY21 - Business - DAWN.COM](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5695-urea-sales-jump-35pc-in-4mcy21-business-dawn-com.md) | +3.2% | +5.6% |
| DAP | 2024-07-24 | [India’s fertilizers sale up in Apr-May on beneficial monsoon, but DAP offtake down  - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29622-india-s-fertilizers-sale-up-in-apr-may-on-beneficial-monsoon-but-dap-offtake.md) | +0.6% | +0.9% |
| DAP | 2022-11-29 | [Morocco’s OCP Turnover Reaches $8.32 Billion in First Nine Months of 2022](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39009-morocco-s-ocp-turnover-reaches-8-32-billion-in-first-nine-months-of-2022.md) | -0.4% | -4.4% |

## Sources

- mettisglobal.news: https://mettisglobal.news/sales-of-dap-fall-by-9-6-percent-in-kharif-2018

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