Fertiliser imports up 5% in Apr-Jul

Govt resorts to imports as DAP, urea & potash stocks dwindle

- SANDIP DAS

IMPORT OF FERTILISERS — urea, diammonium phosphate (DAP), NPK (nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium) and muriate of potash (MOP) — rose by over 5% to 4.85 million tonne (MT) during April-July of 2025-26 compared to the same period in the previous fiscal.

Industry sources told FE that the government accelerated the imports in July with an increase in demand during the kharif sowing period. Shortage of urea and DAP has been reported in some areas.