IndiaIndia imported 32.19 lakh tonnes of fertilizers in the first quarter of the financial year, comprising 25.08 lakh tonnes of urea and 7.11 lakh tonnes of DAP, according to government data presented in Parliament. Domestic production reached 115.72 lakh tonnes, with urea accounting for 71.55 lakh tonnes and DAP for 9.84 lakh tonnes. The government highlighted efforts to diversify fertilizer imports to reduce reliance on single nations like China, citing successful sourcing from Belgium, Egypt, Germany, Morocco, and the U.S. Long-term agreements were finalized with Saudi Arabia for 31 lakh tonnes of DAP and with Russia for 26.50 lakh tonnes of DAP/NPK fertilizers, along with 4.80 lakh tonnes of MOP from Russia, Germany, and Turkmenistan.
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