# Farmers scramble for fertiliser as planting season fades

> Nepali farmers are struggling to obtain DAP and other fertilizers for winter crops as a global nitrogen shortage drives prices to records. DAP prices rose about 80 percent in November compared with a year earlier, and the government has delayed imports.

- Date: 2021-11-26 · published 2021-11-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Nepal · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/8140-farmers-scramble-for-fertiliser-as-planting-season-fades
- Commodities: [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md)

## Why it matters

Import delays in a major importing country add to global demand for phosphate, supporting DAP prices in an already tight market.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bullish ▲

## Sources

- kathmandupost.com: https://kathmandupost.com/money/2021/11/26/farmers-scramble-for-fertiliser-as-planting-season-closes-in

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