# India’s Strategic Shift in Fertiliser Consumption – GKToday

> The Indian government is shifting its fertiliser strategy to reduce reliance on imported high-analysis products such as urea, DAP and MOP. It promotes balanced fertilisation and ammonium phosphate sulphate (APS) as a lower-cost DAP alternative that uses less phosphoric acid.

- Date: 2025-02-25 · published 2025-02-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region India · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/7459-india-s-strategic-shift-in-fertiliser-consumption-gktoday
- Commodities: [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md), [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md), [Potash (KCl)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/POTASH.md)

## Why it matters

A policy push toward APS and balanced use would cut India's import demand for DAP, urea and potash over time. That is mildly bearish for global prices of these products.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bearish ▼
- UREA: bearish ▼
- POTASH: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DAP | 2022-05-18 | [Global fertiliser rates soften after India’s cap on prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41715-global-fertiliser-rates-soften-after-india-s-cap-on-prices.md) | 0.0% | -11.0% |
| DAP | 2020-02-01 | [Budget 2020: Fertiliser stocks in focus; National Fertilisers up 3%](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4511-budget-2020-fertiliser-stocks-in-focus-national-fertilisers-up-3.md) | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| DAP | 2024-07-26 | [Friday’s Insider: Discussion on DAP and India](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29623-friday-s-insider-discussion-on-dap-and-india.md) | +0.6% | +0.9% |
| DAP | 2023-02-06 | [State chokes DAP fertiliser use to control soil acidity - Business Daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11837-state-chokes-dap-fertiliser-use-to-control-soil-acidity-business-daily.md) | -2.6% | -7.9% |
| DAP | 2020-06-08 | [Subsidy for fertiliser to decline](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52928-subsidy-for-fertiliser-to-decline.md) | +0.6% | +10.2% |
| UREA | 2021-12-02 | [China state planner to guarantee energy supply to fertiliser makers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43913-china-state-planner-to-guarantee-energy-supply-to-fertiliser-makers.md) | -0.6% | -1.3% |
| UREA | 2024-04-24 | [Global fertiliser prices set to drop but gas risks cause concern \| Farm Online \| ACT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5022-global-fertiliser-prices-set-to-drop-but-gas-risks-cause-concern-farm-online-act.md) | -0.7% | -6.4% |
| UREA | 2025-11-26 | [Trump has cut tariffs on fertilizer, but lower prices could remain elusive \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4470-trump-has-cut-tariffs-on-fertilizer-but-lower-prices-could-remain-elusive-agri.md) | -7.1% | -4.5% |

## Sources

- gktoday.in: https://www.gktoday.in/indias-strategic-shift-in-fertiliser-consumption/

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