# DAP fertiliser stays at ₹1,350 a bag as its subsidy rises

> India's Cabinet approved rabi season fertiliser subsidy rates on November 11, with the government expected to spend about ₹62,370 crore, up 64% from last rabi. The DAP farm price stays at ₹1,350 per 50 kg bag while the government pays about ₹2,368 per bag.

- Date: 2026-11-12 · published 2026-11-12T15:10:51.764Z
- Category: policy · region India · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/95691-dap-fertiliser-stays-at-1-350-a-bag-as-its-subsidy-rises
- Commodities: [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md)

## Why it matters

A larger subsidy keeps Indian DAP demand supported despite world fertiliser price increases, which signals sustained import demand and firm phosphate prices.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DAP | 2021-05-30 | [How govt prevented a farming crisis by increasing DAP fertiliser subsidy as global prices soar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6420-how-govt-prevented-a-farming-crisis-by-increasing-dap-fertiliser-subsidy-as.md) | +3.7% | +5.4% |
| DAP | 2026-04-08 | [India raises fertiliser subsidy as US-Iran war lifts global prices \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9774-india-raises-fertiliser-subsidy-as-us-iran-war-lifts-global-prices-reuters.md) | +2.8% | +5.2% |
| DAP | 2025-07-18 | [Fertiliser subsidy may overshoot BE as DAP costs spiral - Economy News \| The Financial Express](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24077-fertiliser-subsidy-may-overshoot-be-as-dap-costs-spiral-economy-news-the.md) | -0.3% | +7.7% |
| DAP | 2021-05-06 | [Kisan Card subsidy plan may trigger fertiliser sales - Newspaper - DAWN.COM](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7724-kisan-card-subsidy-plan-may-trigger-fertiliser-sales-newspaper-dawn-com.md) | +1.8% | +6.6% |
| DAP | 2022-04-27 | [India approves $8 bln subsidy for phosphate-based fertilizers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42147-india-approves-8-bln-subsidy-for-phosphate-based-fertilizers.md) | -7.9% | -9.4% |

## Sources

- transclew.com: https://transclew.com/news/dap-fertiliser-price-subsidy-rabi/

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