# DAP Costs ₹5000 Globally but Just ₹1300 in India, PM Modi Explains How Farmers Get Fertilisers at Lower Prices

> Prime Minister Narendra Modi said at an India Today Kisan conference on 12 November that the government has spent ₹16 lakh crore over 12 years to keep fertiliser affordable. He said DAP sells for about ₹5,000 a bag internationally but is provided to Indian farmers at ₹1,300, with urea similarly subsidised.

- Date: 2026-11-13 · published 2026-11-13T18:11:27.337Z
- Category: policy · region India · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/98136-dap-costs-5000-globally-but-just-1300-in-india-pm-modi-explains-how-farmers-get
- Commodities: [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md), [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md)

## Why it matters

Heavy Indian subsidies keep domestic fertiliser demand strong despite high global DAP and urea prices, supporting continued import demand that underpins international phosphate and nitrogen prices.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bullish ▲
- UREA: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DAP | 2021-10-20 | [Rice Prices Set to Rise as Fertilizer Rally Drives Up Farm Costs - Caixin Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44642-rice-prices-set-to-rise-as-fertilizer-rally-drives-up-farm-costs-caixin-global.md) | +0.0% | +4.3% |
| 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 | 2025-05-01 | [Fertilizer Squeeze Pinches Farmers as India Caps Prices, Supplies Shrink](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25002-fertilizer-squeeze-pinches-farmers-as-india-caps-prices-supplies-shrink.md) | 0.0% | +4.8% |
| 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% |
| UREA | 2021-10-20 | [Rice Prices Set to Rise as Fertilizer Rally Drives Up Farm Costs - Caixin Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44642-rice-prices-set-to-rise-as-fertilizer-rally-drives-up-farm-costs-caixin-global.md) | -2.0% | +9.0% |
| UREA | 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) | +1.6% | -12.0% |
| UREA | 2026-03-16 | [China Reins in Fertilizer Exports as War Pushes Up Global Prices - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20096-china-reins-in-fertilizer-exports-as-war-pushes-up-global-prices-bloomberg.md) | +3.2% | +17.0% |

## Sources

- bazaar.businesstoday.in: https://bazaar.businesstoday.in/business-news/story/dap-costs-rs5000-globally-but-just-rs1300-in-india-pm-modi-explains-how-farmers-get-fertilisers-at-lower-prices-1474902-2026-11-13

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