India projects 3.31m urea shortfall in crop season

30 November 2007 17:18  [Source: ICIS news]

NEW DELHI (ICIS news)--India’s department of fertilizers (DOF) has projected 3.31m tonnes deficit between demand for urea and domestic production during the winter crop season, a government official said on Friday.

 

A government official added that urea production was estimated at 10.69m tonnes, against demand for 14m tonnes.

 

The DOF has estimated a 2.3m shortfall for diammonium phosphate (DAP).

 

It has projected domestic production at 2.61m tonnes against requirement for 4.91m tonnes.

 

The gap between indigenous output and demand for these two fertilizers is bridged through imports.

 

The Fertiliser Association of India (FAI) has projected urea imports at 6.7m tonnes during the current financial year ending 31 March 2008, against 4.7m tonnes imported in preceding year.

 

It has estimated DAP imports at 3.2m tonnes in 2007-08, compared with 2.88m in 2006-07.

 

DOF has projected muriate of potash demand at 1.96m tonnes during the current winter crop season - November 2007 to March 2008.

By: Naresh Minocha
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