According to the Indian Government, a total of 15 ships carrying fertilizers and raw materials for India have safely crossed the Strait of Hormuz. The supply of fertilizers and raw materials to India continues as per the scheduled schedule through these ships. With the arrival of these ships carrying fertilizers and raw materials on Indian shores, there will be a significant increase in India’s fertilizer stock.
Despite this crisis in West Asia, the Government of India, on the strength of its diplomatic and strategic efforts, has ensured the supply of fertilizers from many new countries and India’s fertilizer supply chain has become stronger than before. In this entire process, 28 Indian missions abroad (such as embassies and high commissions) played an important role. These missions provided active support to the Department of Fertilizers in ensuring timely availability of fertilizers by establishing contacts with potential producers and suppliers.
Arrangements for urea supply have been successfully made from many countries including Oman, Malaysia, Vietnam, Georgia, Nigeria, Russia, Finland, Egypt, Algeria, Turkey and Netherlands. At the same time, necessary arrangements have been made for DAP and NPK fertilizers from Russia, Morocco, Egypt, America, Jordan, South Korea, Tunisia and Saudi Arabia through the Red Sea sea route.
India faced challenges amid conflict
Union Chemical and Fertilizer Minister JP Nadda said that due to the conflict that started in West Asia, the supply chain of the entire world was badly affected. The prices of fertilizers started skyrocketing and the time taken for goods to arrive also increased. India also did not remain untouched by this global crisis. This posed challenges in the uninterrupted supply of raw materials and fertilizers, but the Indian government, under the able leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, was alert and prepared from the beginning.
Nadda further said that efforts to import fertilizers through alternative routes were intensified. Indian embassies abroad actively assisted the Department of Fertilizers in establishing contacts with potential global producers and suppliers. The result is that today both our imports and domestic production are in a very strong position.
Food providers were not allowed to be harmed
JP Nadda said that the Fertilizer Department is continuously coordinating with the state governments to ensure availability and transparent distribution at the regional level. The government is ensuring that the turmoil in the international market does not impact the country’s food providers at all; They should not only get fertilizers on time and evenly, but they should also be easily available at affordable rates. Despite the extremely challenging global circumstances, our government did not let its food providers suffer. Despite the historic surge in global prices, the Indian government has kept the interests of farmers paramount. This is the result of active efforts made by the Department of Fertilizers under the able leadership of the Prime Minister.
8 ships will reach India soon
3.32 lakh metric tons (LMT) urea in 8 ships carrying fertilizers and raw materials, 2.57 LMT DAP in 4 ships and 1.11 LMT sulfur in 3 ships are reaching India. Additionally, 5 other ships are scheduled for India. One of these ships is loaded with 0.25 LMT ammonia and the other ship is loaded with 0.45 LMT urea. Urea is being loaded in the remaining 2 ships and sulfur in 1 ship. These ships are also likely to reach India soon as per the scheduled schedule. With the arrival of these ships, India’s fertilizer reserves will increase.
Significant increase in domestic fertilizer production
According to the government, the availability of natural gas for fertilizer plants, which was limited to about 65% for some time, has now again been increased to 100%. As a result, all the urea plants in the country are operating at full capacity, due to which a significant increase in domestic production has been recorded. This year also in the month of April, production of 20.98 LMT was recorded against the target of 20.34 LMT. In May 2026, a record urea production of 25.19 LMT was recorded against the target of 22.55 LMT.
This performance continued in June 2026 also and production was 25.37 LMT against the target of 24.96 LMT. Thus, in the first quarter (April-June) of the financial year 2026-27, the total urea production was 71.55 LMT against the target of 67.86 LMT, which is 3.69 LMT more than the target.
Significant increase in DAP production
A significant increase was also recorded in DAP production. In April, production was 3.03 LMT against the target of 2.68 LMT, in May it was 3.93 LMT against the target of 3.01 LMT and in June, 2.88 LMT was produced against the target of 2.92 LMT. Total DAP production in the first quarter was recorded at 9.84 LMT against the target of 8.61 LMT, which is 1.23 LMT more than the target.
Total DAP production in the first quarter was 9.84 LMT, which is about 1.23 LMT more than the target of 8.61 LMT.
Domestic production of NPK and SSP
During the same period, total domestic production of NPK fertilizers was recorded at 20.77 LMT and total domestic production of SSP was recorded at 13.50 LMT.
Adequate stock of fertilizers in the country
The result of coordinated efforts in the field of import and domestic production is that at present adequate stock of fertilizers is available in the country. The Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Department has secured a stock of 197.56 lakh metric tonnes (LMT) of fertilizers against the estimated requirement of 383.9 lakh metric tonnes (LMT) for the year, which is more than 51 percent of the total annual requirement.
This will ensure uninterrupted availability of fertilizers to the farmers in the upcoming agricultural season. According to the government, the available stock of fertilizers (LMT) till July 2, 2026 is as follows: Urea- 69.08, DAP- 16.64, MOP- 8.90, NPK- 45.64, SSP- 23.09, total was 163.35.
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