Lok Sabha Question No. 1760 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-16
Subject: Agreement with Potash Exporting Countries
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: A. Ganeshamurthi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS DEPARTMENT OF FERTILIZERS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1760 TO BE ANSWERED ON : 16.12.2022

## Agreement with potash exporting countries

## 1760\_ SHRI A. GANESHAMURTHI:

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

- (a) whether the Government has taken note that most of the farmers have skipped potash application in crops due to high and loss of critical supplies from Belarus and Russia; price
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the response of the Government there to;
- (c) Government has   signed any agreement with other Potash exporting countries to ensure fair price and adequate stocks of potash in the coming season; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR CHEMICALS & FERTILIZERS (SHRI BHAGWANTKHUBA)

- (a) (b): The consumption of Potash Fertilizers in India for the last 3 years is shown in the table given below for your kind perusal:

| PRODUCT WISE & FINANCIAL YEAR DBT SALES   | PRODUCT WISE & FINANCIAL YEAR DBT SALES   | PRODUCT WISE & FINANCIAL YEAR DBT SALES   | PRODUCT WISE & FINANCIAL YEAR DBT SALES   | PRODUCT WISE & FINANCIAL YEAR DBT SALES   |
|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|                                           | Financial Year                            | DAP                                       | MOP                                       | Fig_in_LMT NPKs                           |
| No. 1                                     | 2020-21                                   | 119.18                                    | 34.32                                     | 125.82                                    |
|                                           | 2021-22                                   | 92.64                                     | 23.93                                     | 121.37                                    |
| 3                                         | 2022-23 (From April to Nov. 2022)         | 83.53                                     | 11.23                                     | 74.16                                     |

(c) & (d): P&k Fertilizers are in decontrolled sector and as such the fertilizerslraw fertilizers   companies. Department of Fertilizers monitors the supply situation and due to the current geopolitical situation arose because of Russia ~Ukraine conflict Government of India has facilitated signing of long termMoUs/Agreements and short term supplies between Indian P&K fertilizer companies and alternative sources from abroad in consultation with other

concerned   ministries such as Ministry of External  Affairs, Ministry of Finance, Department of Commerce etc.

The availability of fertilizers in India is comfortable as shown in the table given below:

| ALL INDIA POSITION FOR RABI 2022-23 UPTO 06/12/2022   | ALL INDIA POSITION FOR RABI 2022-23 UPTO 06/12/2022   | ALL INDIA POSITION FOR RABI 2022-23 UPTO 06/12/2022   | ALL INDIA POSITION FOR RABI 2022-23 UPTO 06/12/2022   | ALL INDIA POSITION FOR RABI 2022-23 UPTO 06/12/2022   | ALL INDIA POSITION FOR RABI 2022-23 UPTO 06/12/2022   | ALL INDIA POSITION FOR RABI 2022-23 UPTO 06/12/2022   | ALL INDIA POSITION FOR RABI 2022-23 UPTO 06/12/2022   | ALL INDIA POSITION FOR RABI 2022-23 UPTO 06/12/2022   |
|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
| Fig in LMT                                            | Fig in LMT                                            | Fig in LMT                                            | Fig in LMT                                            | Fig in LMT                                            | Fig in LMT                                            | Fig in LMT                                            | Fig in LMT                                            | Fig in LMT                                            |
| S No                                                  | Prod uct                                              | Seasonal Require ment for RABI 2022-23                | Pro rata Require ment From 01/10/22 to 06/12/22       | Openi ng Stock as on O1/10/ 22                        | Recei pts from O1/10/ 22 to 06/12/ 22                 | Availab ility From 01/10/2 2 to 06/12/2 2             | Cumula tive DBT Sales From 01/10/22 to 06/12/22       | Closi ng Stock as on 06/12/ 22                        |
|                                                       | URE A                                                 | 180.18                                                | 84.06                                                 | 47.37                                                 | 67.98                                                 | 115.34                                                | 69.18                                                 | 46.17                                                 |
| 2                                                     | DAP                                                   | 55.38                                                 | 36.20                                                 | 14.18                                                 | 30.53                                                 | 44.71                                                 | 34.12                                                 | 10.59                                                 |
|                                                       | MOP                                                   | 14.35                                                 | 7.12                                                  | 5.48                                                  | 3.25                                                  | 8.73                                                  | 4.47                                                  | 4.26                                                  |
|                                                       | NPK S                                                 | 56.97                                                 | 27.49                                                 | 23.60                                                 | 24.53                                                 | 48.13                                                 | 24.30                                                 | 23.82                                                 |
| 5                                                     | SSP                                                   | 33.64                                                 | 18.92                                                 | 17.46                                                 | 10.31                                                 | 27.77                                                 | 13.34                                                 | 14.43                                                 |