Asia
In China, DAP prices moved upward during Q1’26 as domestic supply remained prioritized over exports. China maintained its phosphate fertilizer export suspension through August 2026, limiting export availability during the peak domestic consumption season. Higher ammonia-linked production costs and firm phosphoric acid requirements supported market sentiment. In India, DAP demand remained steady due to seasonal fertilizer application. Buyers also tracked supply risks from the Gulf region, especially after fertilizer producers faced a 30% gas supply cut from March 9, which affected ammonia-linked production economics.
Europe
European DAP prices remained firm due to tighter import availability and higher logistics risk. Fertilizer producers in Europe withdrew offers during the early conflict phase, creating a supply gap that had to be covered by higher-cost origins from the US and Southeast Asia. War-risk insurance for Persian Gulf transits rose 50%, while shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz fell 75%, making prompt cargo planning more difficult. Higher freight risk and limited nearby offers kept buyers cautious.
North America
North American DAP prices were supported by export interest and supply-chain risk premiums. The region was less directly exposed to Middle East supply disruption than Asia, but stronger buying interest from Europe and Asia supported market sentiment. Europe’s shift toward US-origin cargoes added firmness, while freight uncertainty kept exporters focused on committed volumes rather than aggressive new offers.
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According to Procurement Resource, near-term DAP prices are likely to remain firm until Hormuz-linked freight risk eases and China’s phosphate export policy becomes clearer. Seasonal application demand should limit any sharp correction.
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Asia
In 2025, the Asian Diammonium Phosphate (DAP) market remained firm and supply-sensitive, shaped principally by restricted Chinese export availability, strong seasonal agricultural demand, and higher phosphate input costs. India faced a particularly tight procurement environment as lower availability from China compelled importers to seek cargoes from Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, and other suppliers. Demand strengthened during key sowing periods, while lower opening inventories heightened concerns over adequate availability for farmers. Government subsidy support helped contain the immediate impact on domestic consumers, but did not remove pressure from import dependence and elevated global procurement costs. Chinese export controls were eased only gradually during the year, leaving buyers exposed to uncertainty in shipment timing and global trade flows.
Europe
The European DAP market experienced a generally firm but uneven trend through 2025. Regional buyers were affected by elevated global phosphate costs, limited availability from major exporting origins, and continued uncertainty around international trade routes. Demand was supported by seasonal fertilizer application requirements, although farmers and distributors frequently delayed purchases where affordability and crop economics were unfavorable. Import dependence meant that changes in Chinese export policy and supply conditions in North Africa and the Middle East had a direct effect on market sentiment. Logistics risks and geopolitical uncertainty added to procurement caution, while steady agricultural demand prevented a material easing in the market for much of the year.
North America
In North America, DAP market conditions were broadly supported during 2025 by restricted global phosphate availability and steady agricultural requirements, particularly through the main planting and application seasons. Domestic producers benefited from a firmer phosphate environment, while import competition remained constrained by tight international supply and shifting trade flows. Farmers’ purchasing decisions were nevertheless measured, as fertilizer affordability and crop-margin considerations encouraged need-based buying. By the fourth quarter, demand weakened notably as farm budgets tightened and an early winter reduced the application window, resulting in lower phosphate shipments. Despite this late-year slowdown, the wider market retained underlying support from constrained supply conditions and strong phosphate fundamentals earlier in the year.
Diammonium Phosphate or DAP is an inorganic phosphate. It is a part of the diammonium salt of phosphoric acid. Being an inorganic phosphate as well as an ammonium salt, it depicts properties of both. It is soluble in water.
(NH4)2HPO4
Phosphorus fertiliser, Industrial processes, Fire retardant, Yeast fermentation
7783-28-0, Diammonium hydrogen phosphate, Diammonium hydrogenphosphate, Ammonium phosphate dibasic, Phosphoric acid, diammonium salt
Sichuan Blue Sword Chemical (Group)Co.,Ltd., Jordan Phosphate Mines Co.PLC, Coromandel International Limited, Ava Chemicals, Ballance Agri-Nutrients Ltd., Sichuan Chuanxi Xingda Chemical Co., China Blue Chemicals Ltd., Saudi Arabian Mining Company ("MA'ADEN")
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In this process, phosphorus pentoxide and nitrogen are mixed in specific quantity to finally obtain Diammonium Phosphate in granular form for direct application as fertilizer.
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