# Imports hurting domestic fertiliser producers

> The Vietnam Competition Authority reports that imports of urea and DAP fertilizer have surged, causing heavy losses for domestic producers. Imports in the first nine months of the year reached 443,000 tonnes, up 60% year on year, mainly from China.

- Date: 2016-11-09 · published 2016-11-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Vietnam · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/73792-imports-hurting-domestic-fertiliser-producers
- Commodities: [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md), [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md)

## Why it matters

Cheap imports from China pressure regional fertilizer prices and may prompt trade defence measures. This adds downward pressure on phosphate and urea prices in Southeast Asia.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bearish ▼
- UREA: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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% |
| DAP | 2025-11-19 | [Tariff Exemptions Shift Fertilizer Outlook for Producers - RFD-TV](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22258-tariff-exemptions-shift-fertilizer-outlook-for-producers-rfd-tv.md) | -1.4% | -13.4% |
| DAP | 2023-10-27 | [US lawmakers call for lower duties on imports of phosphate fertilizer from Morocco - Fertilizer Daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33970-us-lawmakers-call-for-lower-duties-on-imports-of-phosphate-fertilizer-from.md) | +0.9% | +3.9% |
| 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 | 2025-08-18 | [Briefing on China’s Fertilizer Import and Export (January–July 2025) and Market Summary](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23644-briefing-on-china-s-fertilizer-import-and-export-january-july-2025-and-market.md) | -0.1% | -2.8% |
| UREA | 2023-07-04 | [Fertiliser prices fall, firms to expand exports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35356-fertiliser-prices-fall-firms-to-expand-exports.md) | +2.6% | +37.6% |
| UREA | 2022-05-09 | [Fertiliser imports depend on enhanced urea output and reduced DAP offtake  - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41717-fertiliser-imports-depend-on-enhanced-urea-output-and-reduced-dap-offtake-the.md) | 0.0% | -17.5% |
| UREA | 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) | -12.7% | -19.2% |

## Sources

- vietnamnews.vn: https://vietnamnews.vn/economy/345813/imports-hurting-domestic-fertiliser-producers.html

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