# Hike in subsidy poised to boost sales of DAP, complex fertilizers

> India announced a rabi season fertiliser subsidy increase that is expected to lift DAP and complex fertiliser sales. October offtake was below demand due to DAP availability problems, high complex fertiliser prices and lower rabi sowing.

- Date: 2026-11-12 · published 2026-11-12T18:11:18.338Z
- Category: policy · region India · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/95880-hike-in-subsidy-poised-to-boost-sales-of-dap-complex-fertilizers
- Commodities: [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md)

## Why it matters

Stronger Indian DAP demand after the subsidy could tighten global phosphate supply, supporting phosphate fertilizer prices and raising input costs for crops used in feed.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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% |
| DAP | 2020-09-29 | [IFFCO Says It Does Not Plan To Raise Prices Of DAP And NPK Fertilizers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51415-iffco-says-it-does-not-plan-to-raise-prices-of-dap-and-npk-fertilizers.md) | +1.7% | +1.7% |
| 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 | 2021-10-12 | [India to provide additional subsidy for phosphate-based fertilizer-govt](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44884-india-to-provide-additional-subsidy-for-phosphate-based-fertilizer-govt.md) | +0.4% | +6.6% |
| DAP | 2021-12-13 | [The Complex Truth About Fertilizer Prices - The Fertilizer Institute](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43506-the-complex-truth-about-fertilizer-prices-the-fertilizer-institute.md) | 0.0% | -2.8% |

## Sources

- thehindubusinessline.com: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/agri-business/hike-in-subsidy-poised-to-boost-sales-of-dap-complex-fertilizers/article71694107.ece

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