# Fertilizer availability comfortable for rabi sowing, stock position exceeds requirement across key nutrients

> India had 21.5 million tonnes of fertilizer available as of November 3, compared with 8.7 million tonnes required by that point in the rabi season. Farmers had taken 5.3 million tonnes, leaving 16.2 million tonnes in stock, although localized shortages of sulfur and phosphorus fertilizers and slower sowing were reported.

- Date: 2026-11-09 · published 2026-11-09T12:12:48.447Z
- Category: report · region India · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/89392-fertilizer-availability-comfortable-for-rabi-sowing-stock-position-exceeds
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md), [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md), [Potash (KCl)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/POTASH.md)

## Why it matters

Ample national inventories reduce the risk of widespread fertilizer shortages and ease potential price pressure during rabi sowing. Localized nutrient gaps may still constrain some farms.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2022-11-29 | [New Report Predicts More Stable Fertilizer Markets for 2023](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38997-new-report-predicts-more-stable-fertilizer-markets-for-2023.md) | -4.0% | -7.5% |
| UREA | 2023-07-30 | [India’s Fertilizer Report Card for Q1FY’23-24: Record Production, Imports, and Sales -](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5886-india-s-fertilizer-report-card-for-q1fy-23-24-record-production-imports-and.md) | -5.9% | -10.4% |
| UREA | 2020-06-25 | [Mixed results for fertilizers amid COVID-19 panic](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52541-mixed-results-for-fertilizers-amid-covid-19-panic.md) | +3.4% | +7.3% |
| UREA | 2025-01-15 | [Fertilizer prices stabilize amid lower input costs and trade shifts](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26436-fertilizer-prices-stabilize-amid-lower-input-costs-and-trade-shifts.md) | +0.9% | +14.3% |
| UREA | 2024-07-08 | [Fertilizer prices edge lower amid lower input costs and improved production prospects](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29612-fertilizer-prices-edge-lower-amid-lower-input-costs-and-improved-production.md) | -0.1% | +3.8% |
| DAP | 2025-11-02 | [RaboResearch: Poor Affordability to Pressure Global Fertilizer Demand in 2026 - CropLife](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22291-raboresearch-poor-affordability-to-pressure-global-fertilizer-demand-in-2026.md) | +0.0% | -10.2% |
| DAP | 2023-05-25 | [Fertilizer affordability starts to improve after two turbulent years](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4370-fertilizer-affordability-starts-to-improve-after-two-turbulent-years.md) | -19.6% | -22.3% |
| DAP | 2023-06-07 | [International Fertilizer Association confirmed no shortage of phosphorites expected - Fertilizer Daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35820-international-fertilizer-association-confirmed-no-shortage-of-phosphorites.md) | -1.7% | -2.1% |

## Sources

- livemint.com: https://www.livemint.com/economy/fertiliser-availability-comfortable-for-rabi-sowing-stock-position-exceeds-requirement-across-key-nutrients-11793963234460.html

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