Fertiliser imports climb 69% in first seven months of FY26

IN ANTICIPATION OF robust demand on surplus monsoon and encouraging trend in winter crops sowing, the imports of urea, di-ammonium phosphate (DAP) and NPK variants of soil nutrients have surged in the first seven months of the current fiscal year.

- SANDIP DAS

This signals the government’s thrust to ensure adequate supply of fertilisers in the ongoing rabi or winter season.

According to industry sources, the total volume of import of all varieties of fertilisers — urea, DAP, NPK (nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium) and muriate of potash (MOP) - rose by over 69% to 14.45 million tonne (MT) during April-October of 2025-26 compared to same period in the previous fiscal.

Imports of urea and DAP have soared by 136% and 70% to 5.86 MT and 4.71 MT, respectively in the first seven months of FY26, compared to the same period in 2024-25.