Govt sees no shortage of fertilisers, local output enough to meet demand
Chemicals and Fertilisers Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Wednesday asserted that there will be no shortage of fertilisers in the upcoming kharif sowing season as the domestic production and stocks-in-hand will be sufficient to meet the local demand for soil nutrients.
The minister said the country might not require to import urea from the spot market to meet Kharif (summer-sown) demand. Urea being imported under long-term supply agreements will come.
However, he said, there will be some import of DAP (Di-Ammonium Phosphate) to meet the local demand.
"There will be no shortage of fertilisers in the upcoming kharif season. The stocks that we will have at the start of next month and estimated domestic production between April and September of next fiscal will be sufficient to meet the projected requirement during Kharif season," Mandaviya told reporters here.
He said the country will not need to import urea and NPK from spot markets.
Mandaviya informed that the planning for fertiliser