Fertiliser stocks surge after FM assures of ample supply in rabi season: FACT, Paradeep Phosphates rise up to 7%

Fertiliser stocks rise: Here's why

The shares of fertiliser-makers jumped in trade on December 16 after Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that there will be no shortage of fertilisers during the ongoing Rabi season.

Replying in the Lok Sabha during a discussion on the Supplementary Demands for Grants, the finance minister said that urea stocks were sharply increased within a month through calibrated imports and close monitoring of supplies across states.

Here's what Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said:

"Today we have a bumper buffer available of urea for the rabi season," she said, adding that this was done to meet the higher demand by farmers. "By carefully managing the urea stock, it has increased from 48.64 lakh metric tonnes as of October 1, 2025, to 68.85 lakh metric tonnes by October 31, 2025," she added.

"Within a month, 20.21 lakh metric tonnes urea have been added by carefully importing steadily so that there is no shortage neither during the kharif season nor for the current rabi season," the finance minister said.

According to her, the rise in fertiliser consumption was a direct outcome of favourable rainfall. "After a good monsoon, there is a demand for additional urea utilisation. It is the business of the government to provide it," Sitharaman said, underlining the Centre's responsibility to ensure timely availability of farm inputs.

Fertiliser stocks:

Fertilizers and Chemicals Travancore (FACT) shares jumped nearly 7 percent to trade at Rs 915 apiece. Paradeep Phosphates shares also gained around 7 percent to trade at Rs 165 apiece in the morning.

Chambal Fertilizers & Chemicals and Madras Fertilizers shares gained more than 4 percent each, while Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizers (RCF) and National Fertilizers shares were up around 4 percent.

Gujarat State Fertilizers & Chemicals shares rose nearly 2 percent, while Coromandel International shares gained around 1 percent.

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