# DAP offtake experiences downward trend due to price escalation

> Pakistan's total DAP offtake in July 2021 was 193 thousand tonnes, down 22.9% from July 2020. Cumulative Kharif 2020-21 offtake (April-July) fell 24.7% year on year, according to the NFDC monthly report. Provincial offtake declined sharply across Punjab, Sindh, KP and Balochistan.

- Date: 2021-08-25 · published 2021-08-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Pakistan · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/8770-dap-offtake-experiences-downward-trend-due-to-price-escalation
- Commodities: [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md)

## Why it matters

Weaker DAP offtake tied to higher prices signals softer fertilizer demand and a larger inventory carryover into August, which is bearish for DAP prices. Farmers' price-driven pullback also weighs on phosphate demand in the region.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DAP | 2024-01-28 | [India notified trend of average International prices of fertilisers upto Dec 2023 -](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32432-india-notified-trend-of-average-international-prices-of-fertilisers-upto-dec.md) | -1.7% | -1.3% |
| DAP | 2023-12-18 | [India notified trend of average International prices of fertilisers upto Nov 2023 -](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33033-india-notified-trend-of-average-international-prices-of-fertilisers-upto-nov.md) | +0.9% | +3.9% |
| DAP | 2020-07-03 | [Global fertilizer prices expected to remain low over second half of 2020 - RealAgriculture](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52429-global-fertilizer-prices-expected-to-remain-low-over-second-half-of-2020.md) | +3.3% | +12.5% |
| DAP | 2024-07-24 | [India’s fertilizers sale up in Apr-May on beneficial monsoon, but DAP offtake down  - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29622-india-s-fertilizers-sale-up-in-apr-may-on-beneficial-monsoon-but-dap-offtake.md) | +0.6% | +0.9% |
| DAP | 2023-05-29 | [Better fert prices on the way: Rabobank](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36250-better-fert-prices-on-the-way-rabobank.md) | -0.6% | -3.8% |

## Sources

- mettisglobal.news: https://mettisglobal.news/DAP-offtake-experiences-downward-trend-due-to-price-escalation

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