# DAP shortage dampens rabi crop prospects | India News - The Indian Express

> A shortage of DAP fertiliser is hurting sowing prospects for India's rabi crop, with farmers facing tight supply at sowing time. Good monsoon rains and fuller reservoirs have encouraged farmers to plant more area despite high prices.

- Date: 2024-10-22 · published 2024-10-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region India · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/6844-dap-shortage-dampens-rabi-crop-prospects-india-news-the-indian-express
- Commodities: [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md)

## Why it matters

Tight Indian phosphate supply supports DAP prices and may increase import demand, adding upward pressure on global phosphate costs.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bullish ▲

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DAP | 2024-10-25 | 1 | +1.8% | 4.7 | Reports of tight DAP supply in India at rabi sowing, with strong demand and high prices, plausibly supported DAP prices in the days before the 2024-10-25 move. |
| DAP | 2024-10-24 | 1 | +1.8% | 4.7 | Reports of an Indian DAP shortage at rabi sowing time imply urgent import demand from the largest DAP buyer, a plausible driver of the price rise. |

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DAP | 2021-08-05 | [Fertiliser shortage looms as global prices skyrocket \| Business News - The Indian Express](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45883-fertiliser-shortage-looms-as-global-prices-skyrocket-business-news-the-indian.md) | 0.0% | +4.4% |
| DAP | 2026-04-21 | [Morocco's OCP increases fertiliser exports to India after drop in Indian production - 7news Morocco](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20026-morocco-s-ocp-increases-fertiliser-exports-to-india-after-drop-in-indian.md) | +0.3% | +6.9% |
| DAP | 2022-11-10 | [India's Demand Supports The Short-term Market Of Phosphate Fertilizer - News - New Agri Technology](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38991-india-s-demand-supports-the-short-term-market-of-phosphate-fertilizer-news-new.md) | +1.5% | -5.3% |
| DAP | 2024-03-25 | [India buys Moroccan DAP, TSP \| Latest Market News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31530-india-buys-moroccan-dap-tsp-latest-market-news.md) | -10.7% | -13.4% |
| DAP | 2020-08-14 | [AgroPages-Indian, Pakistani buyers seek DAP amid tight supply-Agricultural news](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51545-agropages-indian-pakistani-buyers-seek-dap-amid-tight-supply-agricultural-news.md) | +1.2% | +8.8% |

## Sources

- indianexpress.com: https://indianexpress.com/article/india/dap-shortage-dampens-rabi-crop-prospects-9633829/

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