Lok Sabha Question No. 98 (STARRED), answered on 2022-07-22
Subject: Import of Fertilizers
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: Brijendra Singh, S. Jagathrakshakan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS

## DEPARTMENT OF FERTILIZERS

## LOK SABHA

STARRED QUESTION NO. 98* TO BE ANSWERED

ON: 22.07.2022

## Import of Fertilizers

98*:   SHRI  BRIJENDRA SINGH:

SHRI  S. JAGATHRAKSHAKAN:

Will the Minister of CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether India is heavily dependent for its fertilizer needs on other countries;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  of  the  quantum of fertilizer produced domestically and imported vis-à-vis total consumption in the country;
- (c) the details of countries from  where  fertilizers  are  imported  and  the  steps taken/proposed  to  be  taken  by  the  Government  to  make  India  self-reliant  in fertilizer production;
- (d) whether fertilizer imports were disrupted due to war between Russia and Ukraine; and
- (e) if  so,  the  measures  taken  to  ensure  uninterrupted  supply  and  to  meet  domestic demand of fertilizers?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF HEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE AND CHEMICALS & FERTILIZERS

## (DR. MANSUKH MANDAVIYA)

- (a) to (e):  A statement is laid on the table of the House.
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## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  LOK  SABHA  STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  98*  FOR 22.07.2022  REGARDING  'IMPORT  OF  FERTILIZERS'  TABLED  BY  SHRI  BRIJENDRA SINGH AND  SHRI S. JAGATHRAKSHAKAN

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(a):      No,  Sir.  Fertilizers  are  made  available  to  the  farmers,  majorly  through  indigenous production.  However, the gap between demand-supply is met through imports.

(b): The  details  regarding  consumption,  indigenous  production  and  imports  of  major fertilizers (i.e. Urea, DAP, MoP & NPK) during 2021-22 are as under:

(In LMT)

| Product               | Consumption           | Indigenous Production   | Imports               |
|-----------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------|
| Urea                  | 341.73                | 250.72                  | 91.36                 |
| DAP                   | 92.64                 | 42.22                   | 54.62                 |
| MOP                   | 23.93                 | 0                       | 24.60                 |
| NPK                   | 121.37                | 89.67                   | 11.70                 |
| Source of Data: i-FMS | Source of Data: i-FMS | Source of Data: i-FMS   | Source of Data: i-FMS |

(c): The  details of countries  from  where  fertilizers  are  imported  are  placed  at Annexure.

Further,  under  New  Investment  Policy  (NIP) -2012,  Matix  Fertilizers  and Chemicals  Ltd.  and  Chambal  Fertilizers  and  Chemicals  Ltd.  (CFCL)  have  set  up  urea plants  of  12.7  Lakh  Metric  Ton  per  annum  (LMTPA)  capacity  each  at  Panagarh-West Bengal and Gadepan-Rajasthan (Gadepan-III). Also, Government of India has mandated revival  of  Ramagundam  (Telanagana),  Gorakhpur  (UP),  Sindri  (Jharkhand) and Talcher (Odisha) units of Fertilizer Corporation of India (FCIL) and Barauni (Bihar) Unit  of  Hindustan  Fertilizer  Corporation  Ltd  (HFCL)  through  Joint  Venture  Company (JVC)  of  nominated  PSUs  by  setting  up  new  ammonia-urea  plants  of  12.7  LMTPA capacity each. Out of these five plants, Ramagundam and Gorakhpur plant have already been commissioned.

Further, a new urea plant of 8.646 LMTPA capacity in the existing premises of Brahmaputra Valley Fertilizers Corporation Limited (BVFCL) has been approved.

(d) & (e): Department  of  Fertilizers  has  been  continuously  monitoring  the  supply situation. In the aftermath of the Russia -Ukraine war, the focus is to facilitate long term tie ups and short term supplies of P&K fertilizers from alternative sources. Further, India has entered a long term agreement (LTA) to offtake 10 LMT urea annually from Oman on FOB basis,  through  OQ  trading  for  a  period  of  three  years.  Shipment  under  LTA  has commenced during February, 2022.

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## Annexure

| Import of Fertilizers during 2019-20 to 2022-23 (upto June 2022)   | Import of Fertilizers during 2019-20 to 2022-23 (upto June 2022)   | Import of Fertilizers during 2019-20 to 2022-23 (upto June 2022)   | Import of Fertilizers during 2019-20 to 2022-23 (upto June 2022)   | Import of Fertilizers during 2019-20 to 2022-23 (upto June 2022)   | Import of Fertilizers during 2019-20 to 2022-23 (upto June 2022)   | Import of Fertilizers during 2019-20 to 2022-23 (upto June 2022)   | Import of Fertilizers during 2019-20 to 2022-23 (upto June 2022)   | Import of Fertilizers during 2019-20 to 2022-23 (upto June 2022)   | Import of Fertilizers during 2019-20 to 2022-23 (upto June 2022)   | Import of Fertilizers during 2019-20 to 2022-23 (upto June 2022)   | Import of Fertilizers during 2019-20 to 2022-23 (upto June 2022)   | Import of Fertilizers during 2019-20 to 2022-23 (upto June 2022)   | Import of Fertilizers during 2019-20 to 2022-23 (upto June 2022)   | Import of Fertilizers during 2019-20 to 2022-23 (upto June 2022)   | Import of Fertilizers during 2019-20 to 2022-23 (upto June 2022)   | Import of Fertilizers during 2019-20 to 2022-23 (upto June 2022)   |
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| Country Name                                                       |                                                                    |                                                                    |                                                                    |                                                                    | 2019-20                                                            | 2019-20                                                            | 2019-20                                                            | 2019-20                                                            | 2021-22                                                            | 2021-22                                                            | 2021-22                                                            | 2021-22                                                            | <Figures in Lakh MT) 2022-23 (upto June 2022)                      | <Figures in Lakh MT) 2022-23 (upto June 2022)                      | <Figures in Lakh MT) 2022-23 (upto June 2022)                      | <Figures in Lakh MT) 2022-23 (upto June 2022)                      |
| Country Name                                                       | Urea                                                               | DAP                                                                | MOP                                                                | NPK                                                                | Urea                                                               | DAP                                                                | MOP                                                                | NPK                                                                | Urea                                                               | DAP                                                                | MOP                                                                | NPK                                                                | Urea DAP                                                           | MOP                                                                | NPK                                                                |                                                                    |
| Algeria                                                            | 1.48                                                               | -                                                                  | -                                                                  | -                                                                  | 0.44                                                               | -                                                                  | -                                                                  | -                                                                  | 1.72                                                               | -                                                                  | -                                                                  | -                                                                  | 0.66 -                                                             | -                                                                  | -                                                                  |                                                                    |
| Australia                                                          | -                                                                  | 1.07                                                               | -                                                                  | -                                                                  | -                                                                  | -                                                                  | -                                                                  | -                                                                  | -                                                                  | 0.52                                                               | -                                                                  | -                                                                  | - -                                                                | -                                                                  | -                                                                  |                                                                    |
| Bahrain                                                            | 3.56                                                               | -                                                                  | -                                                                  | -                                                                  | 2.14                                                               | -                                                                  | -                                                                  | -                                                                  | 2.28                                                               | -                                                                  | -                                                                  | - 0.45                                                             | -                                                                  | -                                                                  | -                                                                  |                                                                    |
| Canada                                                             | -                                                                  | -                                                                  | 10.96                                                              | -                                                                  | -                                                                  | -                                                                  | 11.88                                                              | -                                                                  | -                                                                  | -                                                                  | 3.41                                                               | -                                                                  | - -                                                                | 2.49                                                               | -                                                                  |                                                                    |
| China                                                              | 24.25                                                              | 19.47                                                              | -                                                                  | 1.10                                                               | 29.74                                                              | 11.44                                                              | -                                                                  | 0.57                                                               | 25.91                                                              | 18.15                                                              | -                                                                  | -                                                                  | 1.84 1.82                                                          | -                                                                  | 0.30                                                               |                                                                    |
| CIS+Belarus                                                        | -                                                                  | -                                                                  | 6.77                                                               | -                                                                  | -                                                                  | -                                                                  | 8.12                                                               | -                                                                  | -                                                                  | -                                                                  | 6.35                                                               | -                                                                  | - -                                                                | -                                                                  | -                                                                  |                                                                    |
| Cyprus                                                             | -                                                                  | -                                                                  | 0.66                                                               | -                                                                  | -                                                                  | -                                                                  | -                                                                  | -                                                                  | -                                                                  | -                                                                  | -                                                                  | -                                                                  | - -                                                                | -                                                                  | -                                                                  |                                                                    |
| Egypt                                                              | 7.02                                                               | -                                                                  | -                                                                  | -                                                                  | 11.55                                                              | 0.84                                                               | -                                                                  | -                                                                  | 7.43                                                               | 0.68                                                               | -                                                                  | -                                                                  | 1.19 -                                                             | -                                                                  | -                                                                  |                                                                    |
| Estonia                                                            | -                                                                  | -                                                                  | -                                                                  | 0.55                                                               | -                                                                  | -                                                                  | -                                                                  | -                                                                  | 0.16                                                               | -                                                                  | -                                                                  | -                                                                  | - -                                                                | -                                                                  | -                                                                  |                                                                    |
| Finland                                                            | 1.51                                                               | -                                                                  | -                                                                  | -                                                                  | 2.08                                                               | -                                                                  | -                                                                  | -                                                                  | 1.52                                                               | -                                                                  | -                                                                  | -                                                                  | 1.04 -                                                             | -                                                                  | -                                                                  |                                                                    |
| Germany                                                            | -                                                                  | -                                                                  | 1.17                                                               | -                                                                  | -                                                                  | -                                                                  | 1.81                                                               | -                                                                  | -                                                                  | -                                                                  | -                                                                  | -                                                                  | - -                                                                | -                                                                  | -                                                                  |                                                                    |
| Georgia                                                            | -                                                                  | -                                                                  | -                                                                  | -                                                                  | -                                                                  | -                                                                  | -                                                                  | -                                                                  | 2.00                                                               | -                                                                  | -                                                                  | -                                                                  | 0.74 -                                                             | -                                                                  | -                                                                  |                                                                    |
| Indonesia                                                          | 6.12                                                               | -                                                                  | -                                                                  | 1.06                                                               | 6.59                                                               | -                                                                  | -                                                                  | 1.94                                                               | 2.33                                                               | -                                                                  | -                                                                  | 0.63                                                               | 0.47 -                                                             | -                                                                  | -                                                                  |                                                                    |
| Israel                                                             | -                                                                  | -                                                                  | 4.04                                                               | -                                                                  | -                                                                  | -                                                                  | 3.91                                                               | -                                                                  | -                                                                  | -                                                                  | 5.22                                                               | -                                                                  | - -                                                                | 1.39                                                               | -                                                                  |                                                                    |
| Jordan                                                             | -                                                                  | 3.02                                                               | 4.77                                                               | 0.25                                                               | -                                                                  | 2.19                                                               | 5.01                                                               | 0.96                                                               | -                                                                  | 2.07                                                               | 3.87                                                               | 0.35                                                               | - -                                                                | 1.64                                                               | 0.12                                                               |                                                                    |
| Latvia                                                             | 1.15                                                               | -                                                                  | -                                                                  | -                                                                  | -                                                                  | -                                                                  | -                                                                  | -                                                                  | 1.06                                                               | -                                                                  | -                                                                  | -                                                                  | - -                                                                | -                                                                  | -                                                                  |                                                                    |
| Libya                                                              | -                                                                  | -                                                                  | -                                                                  | -                                                                  | -                                                                  | -                                                                  | -                                                                  | -                                                                  | 0.47                                                               | -                                                                  | -                                                                  | -                                                                  | - -                                                                | -                                                                  | -                                                                  |                                                                    |
| Lithuania                                                          | -                                                                  | -                                                                  | 3.23                                                               | -                                                                  | -                                                                  | -                                                                  | 4.28                                                               | -                                                                  | -                                                                  | -                                                                  | 5.21                                                               | -                                                                  | - -                                                                | -                                                                  | -                                                                  |                                                                    |

| Nigeria      | -     | -     | -     | -       | -     | -     | -      | -         | 1.69        | -     | -     | -     | -    | - -   | -    |
|--------------|-------|-------|-------|---------|-------|-------|--------|-----------|-------------|-------|-------|-------|------|-------|------|
| Malaysia     | 0.91  | -     | - -   |         | 0.88  | -     | -      | - 1.75    | -           | -     | -     | -     | -    | -     | -    |
| MEXICO       | -     | -     | - -   | -       |       | -     | -      | - -       | 0.61        | -     | -     | -     | -    | -     | -    |
| Morocco      | -     | 1.08  | -     | -       | -     | 14.51 | -      | 0.28      | - 11.60     | -     | 1.66  | -     | 1.55 | -     | -    |
| Oman         | 27.57 | -     | -     | -       | 21.45 | -     | -      | - 15.88   | -           | -     | -     | 4.86  | -    | -     | -    |
| Qatar        | 2.83  | -     | -     | -       | 0.93  | -     | -      | - 3.87    | -           | -     | -     | 0.32  | -    | -     | -    |
| Russia       | 1.44  | 1.48  | 4.77  | 4.22    | 0.94  | 2.84  | 7.26   | 8.11 2.80 | 1.96        | 0.54  | 5.72  | 0.47  | 1.32 | -     | 5.95 |
| Saudi-Arabia | 1.98  | 22.08 | 0.33  | -       | 1.95  | 16.18 | - 1.77 | 4.92      | 18.59       | -     | 3.08  | 0.53  | 4.07 | -     | 1.05 |
| South Korea  | -     | -     | -     | 0.28    | -     | -     | - 0.27 | -         | -           | -     | 0.26  | -     | -    | -     | 0.27 |
| Turkey       | -     | -     | -     | -       | -     | 0.37  | - -    | -         | -           | -     | -     | -     | -    | -     | -    |
| TUNISIA      | -     | -     | -     | -       | -     | -     | -      | -         | - 0.44      | -     | -     | -     | -    | -     | -    |
| UAE          | 6.72  | -     | -     | -       | 8.22  | -     | -      | -         | 7.95        | - -   | -     | 0.92  | -    | -     | -    |
| Ukraine      | 4.24  | -     | -     | - 10.39 |       | -     | - -    | 5.89      | -           | -     | -     | -     | -    | -     | -    |
| USA          | -     | 0.50  | -     | -       | -     | 0.45  | - -    | -         | -           | -     | -     | -     | -    | -     | -    |
| Vietnam      | 0.43  | -     | -     | -       | 0.96  | -     | -      | -         | 1.73        | - -   | -     | 0.94  | -    | -     | -    |
| rand Total:  | 91.21 | 48.70 | 36.70 | 7.46    | 98.26 | 48.82 | 42.27  | 13.90     | 91.36 54.62 | 24.60 | 11.70 | 14.43 | 8.76 | 5.52  | 7.69 |