India Bolsters Fertilizer Supplies Amid Global Uncertainties
The Indian government has implemented measures to ensure adequate fertilizer availability for the upcoming Kharif 2026 season. According to the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, domestic urea production has increased by 23% and imports have been strengthened amid global supply uncertainties linked to developments in West Asia.
The Centre has secured an additional 7.31 MMSCMD of natural gas on a spot basis through the Empowered Pool Management Committee (EPMC), raising total supply to urea plants from 32 MMSCMD to 39.31 MMSCMD. This has led to a corresponding rise in daily urea production from 54,500 metric tonnes to 67,000 metric tonnes.
The Ministry highlighted a comfortable stock position ahead of the sowing season, with urea stocks standing at 61.14 lakh metric tonnes as of March 19, up from 55.22 lakh metric tonnes a year ago. Stocks of Di-Ammonium Phosphate (DAP) have more than doubled to 24.24 lakh metric tonnes.