# IFFCO says will not raise prices of fertilisers

> IFFCO, one of India's largest fertiliser cooperatives, said it will not raise prices of DAP, NPK and phosphatic fertilisers. The decision follows a 20% government subsidy cut that had raised fears of higher potash prices.

- Date: 2017-04-05 · published 2017-04-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region India · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/71809-iffco-says-will-not-raise-prices-of-fertilisers
- Commodities: [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md), [Potash (KCl)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/POTASH.md)

## Why it matters

Holding domestic fertilizer prices limits the pass-through of subsidy cuts to farmers, which supports Indian demand for potash and phosphate imports and reduces pressure on suppliers.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: neutral
- POTASH: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DAP | 2021-04-09 | [Fertiliser  Prices News: Government Tells Fertiliser Companies Not To Raise Prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47929-fertiliser-prices-news-government-tells-fertiliser-companies-not-to-raise-prices.md) | +0.2% | +6.7% |
| DAP | 2022-07-20 | [Morocco's OCP offers Africa 550k tonnes of fertilizers \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40817-morocco-s-ocp-offers-africa-550k-tonnes-of-fertilizers-financial-post.md) | -1.0% | -6.3% |
| DAP | 2021-04-09 | [Govt asks companies not to hike non-urea fertilizer prices, look for alternative to expensive raw materials - Times of India](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47934-govt-asks-companies-not-to-hike-non-urea-fertilizer-prices-look-for-alternative.md) | +0.2% | +6.7% |
| DAP | 2020-09-25 | [India’s Fertilizer Under Pressure \| World Fertilizer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51053-india-s-fertilizer-under-pressure-world-fertilizer.md) | -1.3% | -0.4% |
| DAP | 2020-03-20 | [Vietnam extends safeguard actions on imports of phosphorus fertilizers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54079-vietnam-extends-safeguard-actions-on-imports-of-phosphorus-fertilizers.md) | -0.4% | +1.8% |

## Sources

- timesofindia.indiatimes.com: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/iffco-says-will-not-raise-prices-of-fertilisers/articleshow/58035446.cms

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