# Famers may have to pay more for fertilizers

> Indian farmers may pay 5 to 26 percent more for fertilizers this harvest season because international potash and phosphate prices have risen and the rupee has depreciated. Muriate of potash could rise 26 percent to Rs 880 per 50 kg bag, while DAP is already 8 percent higher than last kharif season. Urea prices remain steady due to government controls.

- Date: 2018-09-29 · published 2018-09-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region India · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/63364-famers-may-have-to-pay-more-for-fertilizers
- Commodities: [Indian Rupee (INR per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDINR.md), [Potash (KCl)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/POTASH.md), [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md)

## Why it matters

A weaker rupee raises landed costs for imported DAP and potash, pressuring Indian fertilizer demand and farm margins, and it supports global phosphate and potash price levels.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bullish ▲
- POTASH: bullish ▲
- USDINR: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DAP | 2022-05-11 | [Fertilizer prices expected to remain higher for longer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41325-fertilizer-prices-expected-to-remain-higher-for-longer.md) | 0.0% | -13.1% |
| DAP | 2022-01-31 | [Fertilizer Price Increases: Should Farmers be Worried?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43465-fertilizer-price-increases-should-farmers-be-worried.md) | +5.6% | +29.9% |
| DAP | 2022-01-10 | [Why the cost of fertilizer is rising](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43075-why-the-cost-of-fertilizer-is-rising.md) | -1.4% | +0.3% |
| DAP | 2026-10-17 | [Phosphorus fertilizers are becoming increasingly expensive. DAP even up to 4,250 PLN per ton.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/675-phosphorus-fertilizers-are-becoming-increasingly-expensive-dap-even-up-to-4-250.md) | 0.0% | — |
| DAP | 2022-04-25 | [High fertilizer prices contribute to rising global food security concerns \| IFPRI](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41764-high-fertilizer-prices-contribute-to-rising-global-food-security-concerns-ifpri.md) | -7.9% | -10.0% |

## Sources

- krishijagran.com: https://krishijagran.com/news/famers-may-have-to-pay-more-for-fertilizers/

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