# India’s Fertilizer Imports and Why They Fell

> India's 2016 urea imports fell 27% to 4.9 million tonnes, and DAP imports fell 29% to 4.2 million tonnes. Potash imports rose 8% to 2.9 million tonnes after India delayed its contract settlement while waiting for prices to bottom.

- Date: 2017-07-07 · published 2017-07-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region India · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/70298-india-s-fertilizer-imports-and-why-they-fell
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md), [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md), [Potash (KCl)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/POTASH.md)

## Why it matters

Lower Indian nitrogen and phosphate demand weighs on exporter prices, while the rise in potash imports supports potash pricing.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bearish ▼
- UREA: bearish ▼
- POTASH: bullish ▲

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| DAP | 2025-07-25 | [India’s DAP stocks build in July \| World Fertilizer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24075-india-s-dap-stocks-build-in-july-world-fertilizer.md) | -0.3% | +8.1% |
| DAP | 2019-11-03 | [September China's fertilizer import and export details - Frandcom Chemicals](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55994-september-china-s-fertilizer-import-and-export-details-frandcom-chemicals.md) | -3.5% | -5.2% |
| DAP | 2024-03-25 | [US lifts tariffs on fertilizer imports \| Latest Market News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31146-us-lifts-tariffs-on-fertilizer-imports-latest-market-news.md) | -10.7% | -13.4% |

## Sources

- marketrealist.com: https://marketrealist.com/2017/07/review-indias-fertilizer-imports/

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