Gulf urea output drops with lack of fertilizer ships to loadThe situation threatens to worsen food inflation. Efforts are underway to find safe shipping routes for essential goods.
29 Apr, 2026, 11.00 AM IST
Ceasefire fails to ease pressure on chemical exporters; 50% trade still at riskIndia's chemical exporters are struggling despite a ceasefire. Supply chains remain disrupted, and costs are high. Shipping through the Gul...
11 Apr, 2026, 11.11 AM IST
Government has taken steps to mitigate risks arising from West Asia conflict: Ministry of FinanceIndia's government is actively addressing the West Asia crisis. New groups are formed to tackle supply chains and energy. Measures are in p...
30 Mar, 2026, 04.25 PM IST
India has enough urea stock until May as 1 million tonnes reach portsIndia has successfully imported one million tonnes of urea, providing a buffer for agricultural needs until May. Nonetheless, as the monsoo...
20 Mar, 2026, 12.34 AM IST
Farm worries crop up as fertiliser companies fear a gas crunchWhile India currently holds about two months of buffer stocks of urea and di-ammonium phosphate (DAP), according to industry estimates, exe...
04 Mar, 2026, 06.05 AM IST
Fertiliser prices may rise amid rising tensions between Israel and IranFertiliser prices could rise sharply. Tensions between Israel and Iran threaten supplies moving through the Strait of Hormuz. This vital wa...
02 Mar, 2026, 10.13 AM IST
Bangladesh follows India; signs pact to import fertilizer from RussiaThe Sheikh Hasina government has signed a deal to import 180,000 tons of muriate of potash from Russia for the year 2023-24. Bangladesh nee...
11 Jun, 2023, 02.28 PM IST
India plans urea import deal with Iran using rupee payments: SourcesIndia halted urea imports from Iran in 2019 under pressure from tough U.S. sanctions on Tehran and government data show that Asia's third-l...
25 Feb, 2022, 05.26 PM IST
India signs 3-year import deal with Omifco for 1MT/year of urea: ReportsINDIA-UREA/India signs 3-yr import deal with Omifco for 1 mln T/yr of urea -sources
09 Feb, 2022, 11.09 PM IST
Fertiliser producers cut imports as global raw material prices fallIndia’s import of fertilisers other than urea dropped more than 41 per cent from a year earlier in the first quarter of fiscal 2017.
12 Aug, 2016, 05.26 AM IST
Tata Group sells Urea business to Pune-based Yara Fertilizers IndiaPune-based Yara India is the Indian arm of Norway’s Yara lnternational ASA. Yara India imports, sells and distributes plant nutrition produ...
11 Aug, 2016, 02.26 AM IST
Urea imports from Iran zoom 9-fold to 5.72 lakh tonnes in Q1The total inward shipments from Iran in 2014-15 came in at 6.52 LT, less than 10 per cent of the total urea imports of 87.49 LT in the same...
14 Jul, 2015, 05.03 PM IST
Urea shortage: Dealers make hay, farmers hitThe fertiliser import data for April-December 2014 showed that India’s urea imports were down 4.3% year-on-year to 6.3 million tonnes.
13 Jan, 2015, 04.07 PM IST
- Gabon deal to help Tata Chemical tighten hold in fertiliser market
The latest deal is the 5th overseas transaction for TCL in 3 yrs. The investment in Gabon is likely to help TCL gain a formidable ground in...
13 Apr, 2011, 03.00 AM IST
- Fertiliser prices in the global market set to rise, could impact India negatively says Mosaic outlook
It comes at a time when food inflation is at record highs at home and the fertiliser sector is mired in stagnant growth.
20 Jan, 2011, 10.15 PM IST
- Urea policy, uranium mining plan get govt nod
The government approved a new policy for fertiliser makers to boost investments in the sector and reduce government’s subsidies.
09 Aug, 2008, 01.29 AM IST
- India's fertiliser imports set to hit the roof on capacity crunch
Urea imports may touch an all-time high of 4.6m tonnes by the end of the year, including supplies from the Oman India Fertiliser Company (O...
20 Nov, 2006, 03.08 AM IST