# Fertiliser Prices Set to Surge as China Suspends Exports - PLY INSIGHT

> India sharply increased fertiliser imports in September 2025, bringing in 1.94 million tonnes of urea and 881,000 tonnes of DAP, roughly six and three times year-earlier volumes. Companies are distributing DAP across wheat regions while urea cargoes are mostly stored at ports. The buying comes as China suspended urea and specialty fertiliser exports from October 15.

- Date: 2025-10-25 · published 2025-10-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region India · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/9556-fertiliser-prices-set-to-surge-as-china-suspends-exports-ply-insight
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md), [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md)

## Why it matters

Strong Indian import demand ahead of rabi, combined with China's export halt, supports urea and DAP prices in the global market.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bullish ▲
- UREA: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2025-10-21 | [China Suspended Fertiliser Exports: India Faces Price Rise Before Rabi Season](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9555-china-suspended-fertiliser-exports-india-faces-price-rise-before-rabi-season.md) | +0.1% | +1.7% |
| UREA | 2021-07-30 | [China's major fertiliser makers to suspend exports amid tight supplies \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45993-china-s-major-fertiliser-makers-to-suspend-exports-amid-tight-supplies-reuters.md) | -2.2% | -2.1% |
| UREA | 2021-08-02 | [China's Fertilizer Firms to Suspend Exports Amid Tight Supplies \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45496-china-s-fertilizer-firms-to-suspend-exports-amid-tight-supplies-feed-and-grain.md) | -0.1% | +1.4% |
| UREA | 2025-10-13 | [Fertilizer prices rise amid China export limits](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22327-fertilizer-prices-rise-amid-china-export-limits.md) | -0.5% | +2.8% |
| UREA | 2023-09-26 | [Fertilizer prices surge after China imposes export ban - VnExpress International](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34021-fertilizer-prices-surge-after-china-imposes-export-ban-vnexpress-international.md) | -3.2% | -6.5% |
| DAP | 2025-10-21 | [China Suspended Fertiliser Exports: India Faces Price Rise Before Rabi Season](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9555-china-suspended-fertiliser-exports-india-faces-price-rise-before-rabi-season.md) | +0.0% | -4.1% |
| DAP | 2021-07-30 | [China's major fertiliser makers to suspend exports amid tight supplies \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45993-china-s-major-fertiliser-makers-to-suspend-exports-amid-tight-supplies-reuters.md) | -2.0% | -1.6% |
| DAP | 2021-08-02 | [China's Fertilizer Firms to Suspend Exports Amid Tight Supplies \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45496-china-s-fertilizer-firms-to-suspend-exports-amid-tight-supplies-feed-and-grain.md) | -0.6% | +2.0% |

## Sources

- plyinsight.com: https://plyinsight.com/fertiliser-prices-set-to-surge-as-china-suspends-exports/

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