India urea deliveries at 3.25m tonnes in April-August
Deepika Thapliyal
09-Sep-2016
LONDON (ICIS)–In India, a total of 3.25m tonnes of urea was
delivered to ports by overseas suppliers in April-August
2016, up 6% from 3.06m tonnes in the same period last year,
according to latest data from the Department of Fertilizers
(DOF).
In August 2016, urea deliveries were 605,000 tonnes, down 34%
from 919,000 tonnes in August 2015.
|
Indian Urea Deliveries (April-August 2016) | ||
|
|
2016 |
2015 |
|
April |
171,000 |
532,000 |
|
May |
600,000 |
471,000 |
|
June |
830,000 |
469,000 |
|
July |
1,042,000 |
671,000 |
|
August |
605,000 |
919,000 |
|
Total |
3,248,000 |
3,062,000 |
There are estimates around 3-3.5m tonnes of urea will be
imported in the coming months (October 2016-March
2017).
The Indian fiscal year runs April 2016 to March 2017.
Of the total deliveries so far this fiscal year, Oman
accounted for a majority of the deliveries. Most of the
imports were from the Indian-Oman joint venture
company, OMIFCO.
|
Indian Urea Deliveries Imports by Country (April-August 2016) | |
|
Supplier |
Quantity |
|
Oman |
1,099,000 |
|
Iran |
831,000 |
|
China |
572,000 |
|
Ukraine |
184,000 |
|
Egypt |
168,000 |
|
Kuwait |
147,000 |
|
Russia |
111,000 |
|
UAE |
52,000 |
|
Algeria |
45,000 |
|
Bahrain |
39,000 |
|
Total |
3,248,000 |
|
Source – DOF | |
The next Indian import tender is expected to be announced soon for urea that will be shipped in October.
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