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    • India may deepen fertiliser import diversification with China, Russia, Canada as key options

      The government is looking for sourcing flexibility as global supply risks rise. China may act as swing supplier for urea

    • Fertiliser imports decline but reliance on key nutrients remains high

      Imports are diversified but still skewed towards a few major suppliers.Russia and Saudi Arabia are the top sources, followed by Morocco, Oman and China

    • West Asia War fallout: Fertiliser supply crunch drives shift to alternatives, prices jump up to 20%

      Import-related disruptions are affecting both the availability and pricing of several speciality fertilisers and packaging materials

    • India moves to secure 44% output from Canadian potash project to boost fertiliser supplies

      India is looking to tap into the Saskatchewan-based Karnalyte potash project in Canada in which Gujarat State Fertilizers holds a 47.73% stake

    • India turns to Russia, Morocco to secure fertiliser supplies amid raging West Asia war

      India is the world’s largest importer of urea and Diammonium phosphate (DAP), making supply security critical for its farming sector

    • Fiscal deficit target of 4.4% intact despite second supplementary, Iran war shock, says Sitharaman

      Sitharaman tells Lok Sabha macroeconomic strength allows India to absorb global shocks without deviating from fiscal consolidation path

    • Fertiliser stocks to be in focus ahead of Budget 2026 as sector hopes for targeted reforms

      The subsidy outgo for the fertiliser sector is likely to remain elevated, with ICRA pegging it at around Rs 1.9 lakh crore in FY2027.

    • Economic Survey 2026 sows the seeds of urea price reforms to tackle fertiliser overuse

      The excessive use of urea is deteriorating soil health

    • FM assures of ample fertiliser stocks in rabi season, says urea buffer raised by 20 lakh tonnes

      The government has sought Parliament’s approval for Rs 18,525 crore towards fertiliser and related subsidies in the first batch of Supplementary Demands for Grants for FY26

    • Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal urges exporters to prioritise domestic products amid supply curbs

      Piyush Goyal's remarks come at a time when India’s automobile and electronics sector faced issues due to export restrictions on rare earth magnets and fertiliser by China.

    • GST Council may take up proposal for uniform 12% tax on fertilisers, inputs by September

      The government is open to compensating industry through direct subsidy to protect end-user pricing, say sources

    • India began diversifying away from China before 2025 halt in fertiliser shipments

      China’s share in India’s DAP imports fell to 18.5% in FY25 from over 47% in FY19; zero shipments recorded in first five months of 2025

    • FACT, Coromandel, other fertiliser stocks fall up to 7% as China blocks specialty fertiliser exports

      Chinese officials are avoiding the mandatory inspection of India-bound consignments of specialty fertilisers, thus blocking exports to the country through procedural means rather than an explicit ban, says a report

    • Monsoon prospects cheer fertilisers firms, but pressure builds on agrochemicals companies

      Early estimates indicate moderate growth in fertiliser sales volume in FY26 in India

    • Budget 2025 pegs FY26 fertiliser subsidy at Rs 1.68 lakh crore

      The initial Budget estimate for fertiliser subsidy for FY25 was Rs 1.64 lakh crore after which the government added Rs 6,594 crore in December, bringing the total to Rs 1.7 lakh crore

    • Budget 2025 likely to set aside Rs 1.7 lakh crore for fertiliser subsidy

      The MDA scheme, aimed at promoting organic fertilisers and manure, is set to get an increased allocation of Rs 150 crore, up from Rs 100 crore in FY25

    • Centre taking steps to boost domestic supply of Di-ammonium Phosphate fertilisers

      India is dependent upon the imported supplies of DAP to meet the demand of states

    • Cabinet approves Rs 24,475-cr subsidy on P&K fertilisers, Rs 35,000 cr for PM-AASHA for price support to farmers

      The subsidy on P&K fertilisers will be provided based on approved rates for rabi 2024 (applicable from October 1 to March 31)

    • How India plans to bring down urea imports to zero

      In line with its goal of eliminating urea imports by 2025, the government is scaling up Nano-Urea production to achieve self-sufficiency in urea production

    • India looking to boost import of MOP from Russia as Red Sea crisis hits imports from Jordan and Israel

      Russia is already the largest supplier of MOP to India, accounting for nearly 60 percent of imports. India's fertiliser imports from Russia surged 246 percent to a record 4.35 million tonnes in 2022-23 as Russian companies gave discounts to the global market price for MOP, DAP, urea and NPK fertilisers.

    • Direct benefit transfer: Fertilisers, food account for more than half of payouts this fiscal

      Until March 2022, DBT has resulted in a total savings of Rs 1.35 lakh crore in food subsidies, with 42 million duplicate or non-existent beneficiaries weeded out. DBT removed 41 million fake LPG connections. 10.8 million families who have opted to ‘give up’ LPG subsidies.

    • PM Modi to unveil mega infrastructure projects worth Rs 1.64 lakh crore on March 2

      Among those lined up include petroleum & natural gas projects worth Rs 1.49 lakh crore, Railway projects worth Rs 4,742 crore and fertiliser projects worth Rs 9,512 crore

    • India's food subsidy bill likely to reach Rs 2.05 lakh crore, shows FY25 Budget

      Expenditure on subsidies such as food and fertiliser plays a key role in the central government's ability to manage its fiscal deficit, which is expected to reach 5.1 percent of gross domestic product in the next financial year, according to the Interim Budget unveiled on February 1.

    • Fertiliser subsidy allocation for FY25 likely lower than Rs 1.75 lakh cr

      Several states have submitted plans for reducing use of chemical fertilisers. The centre will grant 50 percent of the subsidy saved as financial incentive to the states that are successful in reducing their use.

    • India’s major subsidies bill balloons. And, it was set to happen

      The underachievement of targets is a manifestation of an attempt by the ruling dispensation to artificially suppress the BE in order to show a better picture of the fiscal deficit

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