# Government has increased subsidy on Phosphorous (P) and Sulphur (S) by 27% and 20%, respe...

> India's government raised fertilizer subsidies on phosphorus and sulphur by 27% and 20%. The subsidy on DAP rose the most, by Rs1,465/MT (+16% year on year), while the MOP subsidy fell by Rs763/MT.

- Date: 2018-04-02 · published 2018-04-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region India · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/65823-government-has-increased-subsidy-on-phosphorous-p-and-sulphur-s-by-27-and-20
- Commodities: [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md), [Potash (KCl)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/POTASH.md)

## Why it matters

A larger DAP subsidy supports Indian DAP demand and producer margins, which tends to firm phosphate prices. The lower potash subsidy may weigh on MOP economics.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bullish ▲
- POTASH: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DAP | 2025-03-28 | [Govt raises phosphorus subsidy by 42%, no change in nitrogen and potash - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25902-govt-raises-phosphorus-subsidy-by-42-no-change-in-nitrogen-and-potash-the.md) | 0.0% | +2.3% |
| 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 | 2023-05-29 | [The government has set quotas for the export of mineral fertilizers in June – November 2023 \| AKM EN](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35872-the-government-has-set-quotas-for-the-export-of-mineral-fertilizers-in-june.md) | -0.6% | -3.8% |

## Sources

- trendlyne.com: https://trendlyne.com/posts/1426318/government-has-increased-subsidy-on-phosphorous-p-and-sulphur-s-by-27-and-20-respe

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