Lok Sabha Question No. 63 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-02-02
Subject: Price Hike of Fertilizers
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: Mala Roy, Malook Nagar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS

## DEPARTMENT OF FERTILIZERS

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 63 TO BE ANSWERED ON

: 02.02.2024

## Price Hike of Fertilizers

## 63.       SHRIMATI MALA ROY: SHRI MALOOK NAGAR:

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

- (a) whether the Government is aware of the abnormal price hike on fertilizers during the last five years;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, year-wise;
- (c) whether the Government has any special policy to address the large-scale shortage of fertilizers and to prevent their black-marketing in the country;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (a) the details of the prices of Urea, DAP, Phosphate, Pesticides during the last five years, year-wise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR CHEMICALS & FERTILIZERS

## (SHRI BHAGWANTH KHUBA)

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(a),  (b)  &  (e)  : Sir,  Urea,  the  most  consumed fertilizer grade,  is provided to the farmers at a statutorily notified Maximum Retail Price (MRP). The MRP of 45 kg bag  of  urea  is  Rs.242  per  bag  (exclusive  of  charges  towards  neem  coating  and taxes as applicable), which has remained the same during last five years.

For  P&K  fertilizers  (including  DAP,  Phosphate  and  other  NPK  complexes) under Nutrient Based Subsidy (NBS) Policy, subsidy is provided on annual/biannual basis to ensure affordability and availability  of notified fertilizers  to  the farmers  of the country. During the past five years, the volatility in international prices, has been absorbed by the Government through NBS subsidy which has been revised from time  to  time  to  ensure  that  prices  of  most  consumed  P&K  fertilizers  remain affordable  to  the  farmers.  The  grade-wise  average  MRP  of  50  Kg  bag  of  most consumed P&K fertilizers during last 5 years notified under NBS is as under:

| S. No.   | NPK Fertilizer Grade Average MRP of 50 Kg bag (in Rs.)   | NPK Fertilizer Grade Average MRP of 50 Kg bag (in Rs.)   | NPK Fertilizer Grade Average MRP of 50 Kg bag (in Rs.)   | NPK Fertilizer Grade Average MRP of 50 Kg bag (in Rs.)   | NPK Fertilizer Grade Average MRP of 50 Kg bag (in Rs.)   | NPK Fertilizer Grade Average MRP of 50 Kg bag (in Rs.)   |
|----------|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|
|          |                                                          | 2019-20                                                  | 2020-21                                                  | 2021-22                                                  | 2022-23                                                  | 2023-24 (upto 30.01.2024)                                |
| 1        | DAP (18-46-0-0)                                          | 1325.90                                                  | 1248.35                                                  | 1250.20                                                  | 1347.00                                                  | 1350.00                                                  |

|   2 | SSP (0-16-0-11)   |   392.40 |   401.60 |   354.75 |   501.80 |   526.80 |
|-----|-------------------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|
|   3 | NPK 10-26-26      |  1287.55 |  1228.8  |  1487.55 |  1488.05 |   1469.7 |
|   4 | NPK 12-32-16      |  1286.7  |  1232.15 |  1436.65 |  1578.1  |   1497.9 |
|   5 | NPK 20-20-0-13    |  1035.35 |   997.5  |  1232.65 |  1402.3  |   1256.8 |
|   6 | MOP (0-0-60-0)    |   949.05 |   893.65 |  1166.9  |  1707.4  |   1710.4 |

There is no mechanism to regulate pricing of pesticides in the Insecticides Act, 1968 and Insecticides Rules, 1971. Pricing of pesticides is market driven and to  make  available  pesticides  at  reasonable  prices,  the  Registration  Committee grants registration certificates for generic pesticides expeditiously. Data on average prices of Indigenous pesticides is enclosed at Annexure A .

(c)  &  (d)  : The  availability  of  fertilizers  viz.  Urea,  DAP,  MOP  and  P&K  has remained  comfortable  during  the  ongoing  Rabi  2023-24  season  as  per  the  table given below:

| ALL INDIA POSITION FOR RABI 2023-24 (UPTO 29/01/2024 ) Fig. in LMT   | ALL INDIA POSITION FOR RABI 2023-24 (UPTO 29/01/2024 ) Fig. in LMT   | ALL INDIA POSITION FOR RABI 2023-24 (UPTO 29/01/2024 ) Fig. in LMT   | ALL INDIA POSITION FOR RABI 2023-24 (UPTO 29/01/2024 ) Fig. in LMT   | ALL INDIA POSITION FOR RABI 2023-24 (UPTO 29/01/2024 ) Fig. in LMT   | ALL INDIA POSITION FOR RABI 2023-24 (UPTO 29/01/2024 ) Fig. in LMT   | ALL INDIA POSITION FOR RABI 2023-24 (UPTO 29/01/2024 ) Fig. in LMT   |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S. No                                                                | Product                                                              | Seasonal Requirement for RABI 2023-24                                | Pro rata Requirement From 01/10/2023 to 29/1/2024                    | Availability From 01/10/2023 to 29/1/2024                            | Cumulative DBT Sales From 01/10/2023 to 29/1/2024                    | Closing Stock as on 29/1/2024                                        |
| 1                                                                    | UREA                                                                 | 185.41                                                               | 146.28                                                               | 195.25                                                               | 131.30                                                               | 63.95                                                                |
| 2                                                                    | DAP                                                                  | 54.99                                                                | 47.61                                                                | 53.10                                                                | 38.78                                                                | 14.31                                                                |
| 3                                                                    | MOP                                                                  | 12.60                                                                | 9.41                                                                 | 13.21                                                                | 6.13                                                                 | 7.08                                                                 |
| 4                                                                    | NPKS                                                                 | 63.60                                                                | 48.16                                                                | 73.87                                                                | 40.41                                                                | 33.46                                                                |

Further, fertilizers are essential commodity under the Essential Commodities (EC) Act, 1955 and notified under Fertilizer Control Order, 1985. State Governments  are  empowered  to  take  action  against  persons  involved  in  blackmarketing,  hoarding  and  smuggling  as  per  provisions  of  EC  Act.  Any  complaint received  at  Department  of  Fertilizers  level  regarding  black  marketing/smuggling /diversion of fertilizers is sent to concerned state Government, to take appropriate action under Essential Commodities Act, 1955 and Fertilizer Control Order, 1985. In addition, the Fertilizer Flying Squad of Department off Fertilizers also carries out joint inspection along with the States and appropriate action is initiated by States from time to time against urea diversion cases.

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## As on 13.07.2023

## Annexure-A

## Average Prices of Indigenous Pesticides

Unit: Rs. /Litre or Rs./Kg.

| S. No.   | Pesticides                         | Group   | 2018-19   | 2019-20   | 2020-21   | 2021-22   | 2022-23   |
|----------|------------------------------------|---------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|          | INSECTICIDES                       |         |           |           |           |           |           |
| 1        | Abamectin                          | i       |           |           | 5229      | 3569      | 5229      |
| 2        | Acephate                           | i       | 721       | 711       | 728       | 742       | 792       |
| 3        | Acephate + Buprofezin              | i       |           |           | 850       | 1231      | 875       |
| 4        | Acephate + Imidacloprid            | i       |           |           | 700       | 1000      | 750       |
| 5        | Acetamiprid                        | i       | 1428      | 1548      | 1513      | 1425      | 1467      |
| 6        | Allethrin                          | i       | 2000      | 2000      | 1745      | 1168      | 1211      |
| 7        | Alphacypermethrin                  | i       | 397       | 354       | 376       | 399       | 465       |
| 8        | Alphamethrin                       | i       |           | 289       | 577       | 500       | 461       |
| 9        | Alphamethrin + Chlorpyripfos       | i       |           |           | 300       | 313       |           |
| 10       | Beta Cyfluthrin                    | i       |           |           |           | 630       | 630       |
| 11       | Beta Cyfluthrin + Imidacloprid     | i       |           |           |           | 2300      | 2300      |
| 12       | Bifenthrin                         | i       | 880       | 848       | 885       | 875       | 918       |
| 13       | Buprofezin                         | i       | 710       | 687       | 640       | 635       | 892       |
| 14       | Buprofezin + Fipronil              | i       |           |           | 1200      | 1200      | 1200      |
| 15       | Carbamate                          | i       | 465       |           |           |           |           |
| 16       | Carbaryl                           | i       | 932       | 208       | 214       | 345       | 368       |
| 17       | Carbofuran                         | i       | 97        | 86        | 86        | 95        | 107       |
| 18       | Carbosulfan                        | i       | 514       | 719       | 731       | 712       | 725       |
| 19       | Cartap Hydrochloride               | i       | 610       | 531       | 643       | 622       | 714       |
| 20       | Cartap Hydrochloride + Fipronil    | i       |           |           | 200       | 765       | 210       |
| 21       | Chlorantraniliprole                | i       | 5445      | 5859      | 8570      | 9357      | 6791      |
| 22       | Chlorfenapyr                       | i       | 1707      | 1868      | 1803      | 1789      | 1803      |
| 23       | Chlorfluzuron                      | i       |           |           | 800       | 800       | 800       |
| 24       | Chlorothalonil                     | i       | 820       | 955       | 941       | 808       | 975       |
| 25       | Chlorpyriphos                      | i       | 347       | 404       | 369       | 514       | 424       |
| 26       | Chlorpyriphos + Alpha Cypermethrin | i       |           |           |           | 470       |           |
| 27       | Chlorpyriphos + Alphamethrin       | i       |           |           |           |           | 325       |
| 28       | Chlorpyriphos+Cyphermetherin       | i       | 619       | 570       | 626       | 891       | 806       |
| 29       | Clothianidin                       | i       |           |           | 12500     | 12500     | 12500     |
| 30       | Cyantraniliprole                   | i       | 253       |           | 10000     | 10000     | 10000     |
| 31       | Cyenopyrafen                       | i       |           |           | 9500      | 9500      | 9500      |
| 32       | Cypermethrin                       | i       | 412       | 451       | 465       | 524       | 955       |
| 33       | Cypermethrin+Quinalophos           | i       |           |           | 450       | 355       | 500       |
| 34       | Cyphenothrin                       | i       |           |           | 393       | 368       |           |
| 35       | DDVP                               | i       | 561       | 560       | 653       |           | 570       |
| 36       | Deltamethrin                       | i       | 600       | 589       | 731       | 1025      | 1734      |
| 37       | Deltamethrin+Buprofezin            | i       |           |           |           | 2491      |           |

|   38 | Dicarbamate                              | i   | 570   |      |       |       |       |
|------|------------------------------------------|-----|-------|------|-------|-------|-------|
|   39 | Dichlorvos                               | i   | 450   | 616  | 561   | 872   | 658   |
|   40 | Diclosulam                               | i   |       |      | 30000 |       |       |
|   41 | Difenoconazole                           | i   |       |      |       | 40000 | 4400  |
|   42 | Difenthiuron                             | i   | 2190  | 1868 | 1777  | 1656  | 2127  |
|   43 | Difenthiuron + Acetamiprid               | i   |       |      | 2500  | 2550  | 2600  |
|   44 | Difenthiuron + Pyriproxifen              | i   |       |      | 2000  | 2850  | 1900  |
|   45 | Diflubenzuron                            | i   | 3880  | 4000 | 3760  | 3760  | 3760  |
|   46 | Dimethoate                               | i   | 409   | 487  | 504   | 524   | 624   |
|   47 | Dinotefuran                              | i   |       | 7200 | 6000  | 6900  | 4500  |
|   48 | Emamection Benzoate                      | i   | 4567  | 4960 | 4202  | 2973  | 2477  |
|   49 | Emamection Benzoate + Fipronil           | i   |       |      | 2600  | 2938  | 2650  |
|   50 | Emamection Benzoate + Thiamethoxam       | i   |       |      |       | 3575  |       |
|   51 | Ethepon                                  | i   | 613   | 771  | 783   | 1019  | 951   |
|   52 | Ethion                                   | i   | 463   | 521  | 745   | 651   | 551   |
|   53 | Ethion + Cypermethrin                    | i   |       |      | 560   | 593   | 625   |
|   54 | Ethofenprox                              | i   | 1313  | 1683 | 1155  | 1220  | 1096  |
|   55 | Etoxozole                                | i   |       |      | 5500  | 5500  | 5500  |
|   56 | Fenobucarb(BPMC)                         | i   | 331   | 340  | 328   | 324   | 343   |
|   57 | Fenpropathrin                            | i   | 1300  | 350  | 983   | 1825  | 1108  |
|   58 | Fenpyroximate                            | i   | 1288  | 1250 | 1163  | 1163  | 1193  |
|   59 | Fenpyroximate + Profenophos              | i   |       |      |       | 1100  |       |
|   60 | Fenvalerate                              | i   | 226   | 260  | 297   | 340   | 247   |
|   61 | Fipronil                                 | i   | 832   | 664  | 1059  | 3020  | 1241  |
|   62 | Fipronil + Acetamiprid                   | i   |       |      | 1300  | 1400  | 1300  |
|   63 | Fipronil + Hexythiazox                   | i   |       |      | 2000  | 2000  | 2000  |
|   64 | Fipronil + Imidacloprid                  | i   |       |      | 8500  | 9500  | 8500  |
|   65 | Flonicamid                               | i   |       |      | 8000  | 8050  | 8100  |
|   66 | Fluazifop-p-butyl + Fomesafen            | i   |       |      | 1700  |       | 1250  |
|   67 | Flubendiamide                            | i   | 10364 | 9625 | 11304 | 12057 | 10900 |
|   68 | Flubendiamide + Thiaocloprid             | i   |       |      | 11000 | 11000 | 11000 |
|   69 | Fluopicolide + Fosetyl Aluminium         | i   |       |      | 2600  |       | 2100  |
|   70 | Fluopicolide + Propamocarb Hydrochloride | i   |       |      | 2000  |       | 2100  |
|   71 | Fluopyram                                | i   |       |      | 6500  | 6550  | 6600  |
|   72 | Flupyradifurone                          | i   |       |      | 2600  | 2600  | 2600  |
|   73 | Imidachloprid                            | i   | 1433  | 1315 | 1443  | 1887  | 1825  |
|   74 | Imidachloprid+Ethiprole                  | i   |       |      | 9800  | 9800  | 9800  |
|   75 | Imidacloprid + Lamda- cyhalothrin        | i   |       |      | 2100  | 2200  | 2100  |
|   76 | Indoxacarb                               | i   | 2776  | 2819 | 2690  | 2917  | 3066  |
|   77 | Indoxacarb + Acetamiprid                 | i   |       |      | 2400  | 2450  | 2500  |
|   78 | Indoxacarb + Novaluron                   | i   |       |      | 2150  | 2175  | 2200  |
|   79 | Lamda-Cyahalothrin                       | i   | 718   | 894  | 618   | 646   | 529   |

|   80 | Lamda-Cyahalothrin + Chlorantraniliprole   | i   |      |      | 10500   | 10800   | 11100   |
|------|--------------------------------------------|-----|------|------|---------|---------|---------|
|   81 | Lamda-cyhalothrin + Thiamethoxam           | i   |      |      |         | 45000   |         |
|   82 | Lufenuron                                  | i   | 2160 | 2800 | 1835    | 2473    | 1873    |
|   83 | M.P. Dust                                  | i   |      |      | 22      |         |         |
|   84 | Malathion                                  | i   | 310  | 313  | 225     | 431     | 1162    |
|   85 | Metal Dehyde                               | i   | 21   | 21   | 23      | 22      | 23      |
|   86 | Methyl Parathion                           | i   | 275  | 374  | 217     | 1998    | 362     |
|   87 | Metsulfuron Methyl                         | i   | 4946 | 2166 | 2631    | 5425    | 3893    |
|   88 | Metsulfuron+Iodosulfuron                   | i   |      | 500  |         |         |         |
|   89 | Monocrotophos                              | i   | 476  | 514  | 475     | 497     | 608     |
|   90 | Myclobutanil                               | i   | 1518 | 1400 | 1343    | 1454    | 1409    |
|   91 | Neem based insecticides                    | i   | 260  | 270  | 270     | 170     | 590     |
|   92 | Nuvelle-D                                  | i   |      | 320  |         |         |         |
|   93 | Oxydemeton Methyl                          | i   | 213  |      | 320     | 320     | 320     |
|   94 | Permethrin                                 | i   | 467  | 435  | 503     | 508     | 512     |
|   95 | Phenthoate                                 | i   | 623  | 605  | 643     | 644     | 649     |
|   96 | Phorate                                    | i   | 81   | 94   | 71      | 70      | 63      |
|   97 | Phosalone                                  | i   | 404  | 300  | 508     | 508     | 508     |
|   98 | Phosphamidon                               | i   | 474  | 484  | 447     | 453     | 447     |
|   99 | Pinoxaden                                  | i   |      |      | 1600    |         | 1525    |
|  100 | Primiphos methyl                           | i   | 650  |      |         |         |         |
|  101 | Profenofos                                 | i   | 610  | 639  | 660     | 669     | 627     |
|  102 | Profenofos+Cypermethrin                    | i   |      | 329  | 335     | 765     | 1093    |
|  103 | Profenophos + Fenpropathrin                | i   |      |      | 1100    | 760     | 1100    |
|  104 | Propargite                                 | i   | 1084 | 1076 | 1018    | 1016    | 1026    |
|  105 | Propoxur                                   | i   |      |      |         | 750     | 750     |
|  106 | Pymetrozine                                | i   |      |      | 5847    | 5605    | 4721    |
|  107 | Pyrethrum (Pyrethrins)                     | i   |      |      |         | 1400    |         |
|  108 | Pyridaben                                  | i   |      |      | 3250    | 3250    | 3250    |
|  109 | Pyridalyl                                  | i   |      | 1600 | 1818    | 1818    | 1818    |
|  110 | Pyriproxyfen                               | i   |      |      | 1000    | 1000    | 1000    |
|  111 | Pyriproxyfen + Bifenthrin                  | i   |      |      | 1400    | 1400    | 1400    |
|  112 | Pyriproxyfen + Fenpropathrin               | i   |      |      | 1500    | 1500    | 1500    |
|  113 | Pyrithiobac Sodium                         | i   |      |      | 2800    |         | 1200    |
|  114 | Quinalphos                                 | i   | 522  | 498  | 501     | 589     | 570     |
|  115 | Spinetoram                                 | i   |      |      | 9750    | 10533   | 10850   |
|  116 | Spiromesifen                               | i   |      |      | 2800    | 2800    | 2800    |
|  117 | Spirotetramat                              | i   |      |      | 2100    | 2100    | 2100    |
|  118 | Spirotetramat + Imidacloprid               | i   |      |      | 3000    | 3000    | 3000    |
|  119 | Tembotrione                                | i   |      |      | 12000   |         | 400     |
|  120 | Temephos                                   | i   |      |      |         | 1410    |         |
|  121 | Thiacloprid                                | i   | 1900 | 2050 | 1875    | 1875    | 1875    |
|  122 | Thiamethoxam                               | i   | 1257 | 1252 | 1740    | 1422    | 1325    |
|  123 | Thiamethoxam + Lambda Cyhalothrin          | i   |      |      | 2350    | 2575    | 3075    |

| 124   | Thiocyclam Hydrogen Oxalate   | i   |      |      | 170   | 170   | 170   |
|-------|-------------------------------|-----|------|------|-------|-------|-------|
| 125   | Thiodicarb                    | i   | 1610 | 1750 | 1785  | 1785  | 1785  |
| 126   | Tolfenpyrad                   | i   |      |      | 2900  | 2900  | 2900  |
| 127   | Topramezone                   | i   |      |      | 10500 |       | 9500  |
| 128   | Transfluthrin                 | i   |      |      | 6500  |       |       |
| 129   | Triafamone + Ethoxysulfuron   | i   |      |      | 9500  |       | 3500  |
| 130   | Triazophos                    | i   | 527  | 580  | 705   | 716   | 682   |
| 131   | Triazophos+Deltamethrin       | i   |      |      | 11500 |       |       |
| 132   | Triflumezopyrim               | i   |      |      |       | 11750 | 12000 |
|       | FUNGICIDES                    |     |      |      |       |       |       |
| 133   | Aureofungin                   | f   |      |      |       | 13462 | 30385 |
| 134   | Azoxystrobin                  | f   | 4881 | 4350 | 3675  | 3600  | 4129  |
| 135   | Azoxystrobin + Difenconazole  | f   |      |      | 3250  | 3712  | 3955  |
| 136   | Azoxystrobin + Mancozeb       | f   |      |      | 1300  | 2638  | 1338  |
| 137   | Azoxystrobin + Tebuconazole   | f   |      |      | 2100  | 2575  | 2200  |
| 138   | Bavistin                      | f   | 1455 | 1650 |       |       |       |
| 139   | Benomyl                       | f   | 1402 | 1350 | 1380  | 1380  | 1449  |
| 140   | Bispyribac Sodium             | f   | 6387 | 6282 | 5917  | 5633  | 4227  |
| 141   | Blue Copper                   | f   |      | 350  |       |       |       |
| 142   | Captafol/Difolaton            | f   |      |      |       | 637   |       |
| 143   | Captan                        | f   | 499  | 614  | 696   | 659   | 643   |
| 144   | Captan+Hexaconazole           | f   | 130  |      | 850   | 625   | 706   |
| 145   | Carbendazim                   | f   | 572  | 624  | 560   | 604   | 761   |
| 146   | Carbendazim+Mancozeb          | f   | 506  | 536  | 445   | 765   | 391   |
| 147   | Carboxin                      | f   | 1479 | 1270 | 1447  | 1394  | 1396  |
| 148   | Carboxin+Thiram               | f   |      |      | 1600  |       | 1650  |
| 149   | Copper Hydroxide              | f   | 959  | 1021 | 1092  | 1060  | 1112  |
| 150   | Copper Oxychloride            | f   | 521  | 533  | 528   | 621   | 802   |
| 151   | Copper Sulphate               | f   | 218  | 235  | 230   | 539   | 570   |
| 152   | Copper Sulphate + Mancozeb    | f   |      |      | 570   | 585   | 600   |
| 153   | Cuprous Oxide                 | f   |      |      |       | 3900  |       |
| 154   | Cyhalofop                     | f   | 2107 |      |       |       |       |
| 155   | Cyhalofop-N-Butyl             | f   | 1054 | 1955 | 1805  | 1858  | 1621  |
| 156   | Cymoxanil                     | f   | 1250 | 1300 | 1200  | 1200  | 1260  |
| 157   | Cymoxanil +Famoxadone         | f   | 1068 |      |       |       |       |
| 158   | Cymoxanil +Mancozeb           | f   | 1350 | 1355 | 1340  | 1278  | 1230  |
| 159   | Dicofol                       | f   | 495  | 448  | 395   | 471   | 492   |
| 160   | Difencanazole                 | f   | 1800 | 1800 |       |       |       |
| 161   | Dimethomorph                  | f   | 4476 | 4003 | 3789  | 3782  | 3841  |
| 162   | Dinocap                       | f   | 1686 | 1715 | 1688  | 1687  | 1732  |
| 163   | Dithane M-45                  | f   |      |      |       |       | 230   |
| 164   | Fenamidone                    | f   | 2000 | 2213 | 2150  | 2150  | 2189  |
| 165   | Fenamidone + Mancozeb         | f   |      |      | 2700  | 2725  | 2750  |
| 166   | Fenazaquin                    | f   | 1650 | 1300 | 1750  | 1875  | 1925  |
| 167   | Fenoxaprop-P- Ethyle          | f   | 1079 | 1045 | 1114  | 970   | 1158  |
| 168   | Flusilazole                   | f   | 4055 | 4300 | 5405  | 3810  | 2375  |

|   169 | Flusilazole + Carbendazim                       | f   |      |      | 2600   | 2625   | 2650   |
|-------|-------------------------------------------------|-----|------|------|--------|--------|--------|
|   170 | Fluxapyroxad + Epoxiconazole                    | f   |      |      |        | 2825   | 2850   |
|   171 | Fosetyl AL                                      | f   | 1290 | 1350 | 1615   | 1378   | 1421   |
|   172 | Hexaconazole                                    | f   | 424  | 400  | 369    | 518    | 914    |
|   173 | Hexaconazole + Carbendazim                      | f   |      |      | 760    | 770    | 780    |
|   174 | Hexaconazole + Validamycin                      | f   |      |      | 800    | 813    | 825    |
|   175 | Hexaconazole+Zineb                              | f   | 1000 | 1000 |        |        | 875    |
|   176 | Hexythiazox                                     | f   | 1438 | 1600 | 1563   | 1563   | 1596   |
|   177 | Iprobenofos                                     | f   | 619  | 530  | 750    | 736    | 760    |
|   178 | Iprovalicarb+Propineb                           | f   |      |      | 1750   |        | 1550   |
|   179 | Isoprothiolane                                  | f   | 660  | 747  | 663    | 660    | 680    |
|   180 | Kasugamycin                                     | f   | 907  | 932  | 1076   | 1067   | 822    |
|   181 | Kitazine                                        | f   | 828  | 818  | 732    | 750    | 780    |
|   182 | Krisoxim Methyl + Chlorothalonil                | f   |      |      | 2000   | 2050   | 2100   |
|   183 | Krisoxim Methyl + Hexaconazole                  | f   |      |      | 4000   | 4000   | 4000   |
|   184 | Krisoxin Methyl                                 | f   |      |      | 4250   | 4300   | 4350   |
|   185 | Lime Sulphur                                    | f   |      | 160  |        | 18     | 30     |
|   186 | Mancozeb                                        | f   | 389  | 387  | 317    | 469    | 433    |
|   187 | Mancozeb+Carbendazim                            | f   | 333  |      | 488    |        | 685    |
|   188 | Mancozeb+Fenamidon                              | f   | 890  |      |        |        |        |
|   189 | Mancozeb+Metalaxyl                              | f   | 1254 | 1076 | 952    | 1209   | 1221   |
|   190 | Mesosulfuron + Idosulfuron                      | f   |      |      | 490    |        |        |
|   191 | Mesosulfuron Methyl + Idosulfuron Methyl Sodium | f   |      |      |        |        | 500    |
|   192 | Metalaxyl                                       | f   | 1557 | 1738 | 1579   | 1422   | 1902   |
|   193 | Methomyl                                        | f   | 1149 | 1231 | 1167   | 1030   | 1192   |
|   194 | Metiram                                         | f   | 2289 | 2863 | 1048   | 1038   | 1075   |
|   195 | Metiram + Pyraclostrobin                        | f   | 2069 | 2200 | 1300   | 1663   | 1350   |
|   196 | Novaluron                                       | f   | 2666 | 2991 | 2370   | 2378   | 2394   |
|   197 | Novaluron + Emamectin Benzoate                  | f   |      |      | 1747   | 1755   | 1772   |
|   198 | Penconazole                                     | f   |      |      |        | 603    |        |
|   199 | Pencycuron                                      | f   | 550  | 550  | 900    |        |        |
|   200 | Penoxsulam                                      | f   |      |      | 11500  |        | 1250   |
|   201 | Penoxsulam + Butachlor                          | f   |      |      | 700    |        | 900    |
|   202 | Penoxsulam + Cyhalofop Butyl                    | f   |      |      | 1000   |        | 1400   |
|   203 | Picoxystrobin + Propiconazole                   | f   |      |      | 2050   | 2075   | 2100   |
|   204 | Picoxystrobin + Tricyclazole                    | f   |      |      | 2100   | 2125   | 2150   |
|   205 | Propaquizafop                                   | f   |      | 1691 | 1602   | 1497   | 1503   |
|   206 | Propiconazole                                   | f   | 864  | 928  | 929    | 1034   | 1012   |
|   207 | Propiconazole + Difenconazole                   | f   |      |      | 1950   | 1413   | 2000   |
|   208 | Propiconazole+Tricycloazole                     | f   | 1526 |      | 1900   |        |        |
|   209 | Propineb                                        | f   | 546  | 547  | 566    | 634    | 570    |
|   210 | Propineb + Tricyclazole                         | f   |      |      | 1300   | 1325   | 1350   |
|   211 | Pyrachlostrobin + Boscalid                      | f   |      |      | 4000   |        | 4100   |

| 212   | Pyraclostrobin                                     | f   |        |       | 1700   |       | 1800   |
|-------|----------------------------------------------------|-----|--------|-------|--------|-------|--------|
| 213   | Pyraclostrobin+Metiram                             | f   | 1800   | 1900  | 2000   |       | 2000   |
| 214   | Pyrazosulfaron Ethyl                               | f   | 2872   | 2872  | 2702   | 2888  | 2202   |
| 215   | Pyrazosulfuron Ethyl + Pretilachlor                | f   |        |       | 150    |       | 380    |
| 216   | Pyrazosulfuron Ethyl + Quizalafop Ethyl            | f   |        |       | 2700   |       | 450    |
| 217   | Quizalofop-P-Ethyl                                 | f   | 1519   | 1623  | 1492   | 1620  | 1642   |
| 218   | Spinosad                                           | f   | 6698   | 1500  | 13098  | 15348 | 10648  |
| 219   | Streptocycline                                     | f   |        |       |        | 4100  | 6158   |
| 220   | Streptomycin+Tetracyclene                          | f   | 3815   | 4182  | 2273   | 3178  |        |
| 221   | Streptomycine Sulphate+ Tetracycline Hydrochloride | f   |        |       |        |       | 3148   |
| 222   | Sulfosulfuron                                      | f   | 5957   | 11591 | 8278   | 3376  | 11266  |
| 223   | Sulfosulfuron+Metsulfuron Methyl                   | f   | 12926  | 12615 | 12683  | 24950 | 12688  |
| 224   | Sulfoxaflor                                        | f   |        |       | 4500   | 4500  | 4500   |
| 225   | Sulphur                                            | f   | 131    | 136   | 123    | 136   | 130    |
| 226   | Sulphur Dust                                       | f   |        |       | 30     | 96    | 119    |
| 227   | Teboconazole                                       | f   | 1382   | 1756  | 1756   | 2172  | 1718   |
| 228   | Tebuconazole + Fluopyram                           | f   |        |       | 5200   | 5250  | 5300   |
| 229   | Tebuconazole + Sulphur                             | f   |        |       | 650    | 756   | 675    |
| 230   | Tebuconazole + Tryfloxystrobin                     | f   |        |       | 7000   | 7311  | 7200   |
| 231   | Tetraconazole                                      | f   |        |       | 950    | 975   | 1000   |
| 232   | Thifluzamide                                       | f   | 3600   | 4800  |        | 4025  | 4025   |
| 233   | Thiobencarb                                        | f   | 193    |       |        |       |        |
| 234   | Thiophanate-Methyle                                | f   | 768    | 841   | 796    | 786   | 800    |
| 235   | Thiram                                             | f   | 477    | 405   | 431    | 374   | 435    |
| 236   | Triadimefon                                        | f   | 210    | 210   | 210    | 210   | 235    |
| 237   | Tricyclazole                                       | f   | 1396   | 1377  | 1522   | 1415  | 1531   |
| 238   | Tricyclazole + Hexaconazole                        | f   |        |       | 1750   | 1775  | 1800   |
| 239   | Tricyclazole+Mancozeb                              | f   |        |       | 800    | 1063  | 850    |
| 240   | Zineb                                              | f   | 448    | 475   | 459    | 443   | 484    |
| 241   | Zineb+Hexaconazole                                 | f   |        |       | 850    | 863   |        |
| 242   | Ziram                                              | f   | 338    | 308   | 323    | 394   | 370    |
|       | WEEDICIDES                                         |     |        |       |        |       |        |
| 243   | 2,4-D Amine Salt                                   | h   | 316    | 294   | 315    | 302   | 407    |
| 244   | 2,4-D Di-Chlorophenoxy Acetic Acid                 | h   | 355    | 430   |        |       | 378    |
| 245   | 2,4-D Ethyl Ester                                  | h   | 262.00 |       | 65.00  |       | 390.00 |
| 246   | 2,4-D Sodium Salt                                  | h   | 299    | 290   | 295    | 327   | 431    |
| 247   | Alachlor                                           | h   | 410    | 405   | 415    | 415   | 436    |
| 248   | Anilophos                                          | h   | 340    | 350   | 347    | 386   | 771    |
| 249   | Atrazine                                           | h   | 326    | 348   | 323    | 382   | 1136   |
| 250   | Bensulfuron+Pretilachlor                           | h   | 349    |       | 190    | 460   | 2150   |
| 251   | Butachlor                                          | h   | 310    | 327   | 298    | 378   | 1246   |
| 252   | Carbofuran                                         | h   |        |       | 1010   |       |        |

| 253   | Carfentrazole                              | h   |       |       |       | 1720   | 1025   |
|-------|--------------------------------------------|-----|-------|-------|-------|--------|--------|
| 254   | Carfentrazone Ethyle                       | h   | 1346  | 1705  | 4868  |        | 1785   |
| 255   | Chlodinafop-Propargyl                      | h   | 958   | 980   | 994   | 1023   | 1035   |
| 256   | Chlodinafop-Propargyl + Sodium Acifluorfen | h   |       |       | 1350  |        | 800    |
| 257   | Chlorimuron Ethyle                         | h   |       |       | 7650  |        | 350    |
| 258   | Diuron                                     | h   | 1017  | 947   | 1045  | 924    | 1082   |
| 259   | Ethoxysulfuron                             | h   | 493   | 525   | 2663  |        | 378    |
| 260   | Fluchloralin                               | h   |       |       |       | 3325   |        |
| 261   | Glufosinate Ammonium                       | h   | 446   | 519   | 480   | 525    | 450    |
| 262   | Glyphosate Ammonium                        | h   |       |       |       |        | 901    |
| 263   | Glyphosate                                 | h   | 319   | 340   | 373   | 402    | 636    |
| 264   | Haloxyfop R Methyl                         | h   |       |       | 1200  |        | 1000   |
| 265   | Imazathapyr                                | h   | 1095  | 1003  | 1107  | 1064   | 2513   |
| 266   | Imiprothrin                                | h   |       |       |       | 2180   |        |
| 267   | Isoproturon                                | h   | 362   | 383   | 343   | 435    | 353    |
| 268   | Metribuzin                                 | h   | 1354  | 1632  | 1638  | 1784   | 1590   |
| 269   | Oxadiargyl                                 | h   | 4969  | 8100  | 5507  | 6733   | 4143   |
| 270   | Oxyfluorfen                                | h   | 1475  | 1611  | 1391  | 1569   | 1527   |
| 271   | Paraquat Dichloride                        | h   | 388   | 374   | 345   | 448    | 1010   |
| 272   | Pendimethalin                              | h   | 435   | 400   | 387   | 517    | 538    |
| 273   | Pretilachlor                               | h   | 441   | 459   | 478   | 568    | 1510   |
| 274   | Propanil                                   | h   |       |       |       | 188    |        |
|       | RODENTICIDES                               |     |       |       |       |        |        |
| 275   | Aluminium Phosphide                        | r   | 686   | 1182  | 1438  | 1325   | 1410   |
| 276   | Barium Carbonate                           | r   |       |       |       | 12500  |        |
| 277   | Bromadiolone                               | r   | 944   | 810   | 297   | 287    | 276    |
| 278   | Coumachlor                                 | r   |       |       |       | 100    |        |
| 279   | EDCT Mixture                               | r   |       |       |       | 750    |        |
| 280   | Methyl Bromide                             | r   | 608   | 650   | 565   | 1095   | 542    |
| 281   | Zinc Phosphide                             | r   | 1056  | 1214  | 1238  | 1182   | 1566   |
|       | PLANT GROWTH REGULATOR                     |     |       |       |       |        |        |
| 282   | Alpha Napthyl Acetic acid                  | pgr | 289   | 383   | 437   | 497    | 323    |
| 283   | Chlormequat chloride                       | pgr |       |       |       | 722    | 1700   |
| 284   | Giberrilic acid                            | pgr | 19598 | 19651 | 28237 | 21249  | 28223  |
| 285   | Growth Promoters                           | pgr | 337   | 325   | 325   | 330    | 330    |
| 286   | Triacontanol                               | pgr | 272   | 294   | 245   | 336    | 334    |
| 287   | Validamycin                                | pgr | 467   | 425   | 407   | 450    | 463    |
|       | BIO PESTICIDES                             |     |       |       |       |        |        |
| 288   | Ampelomyces Quisqualis                     | bp  |       |       | 490   | 591    | 650    |
| 289   | Azadirachin                                | bp  | 689   | 525   | 567   | 937    | 670    |
| 290   | Azadirachin Granules                       | bp  |       |       |       | 450    | 300    |
| 291   | Bacillus Subtilis                          | bp  | 453   | 4550  | 463   | 510    | 540    |
| 292   | Bacillus Thuringiensis Var. Kurstaki       | bp  |       | 880   | 760   | 760    | 760    |
| 293   | BacillusThurigiensis                       | bp  | 1246  | 1673  | 1003  | 772    | 774    |

|   294 | Beauveria Bassiana          | bp   | 331   | 234   | 226   | 324   | 247   |
|-------|-----------------------------|------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
|   295 | Cow Urine                   | bp   |       |       |       | 60    |       |
|   296 | Hirsutella thompsonii       | bp   |       |       | 460   | 470   | 470   |
|   297 | Metarhizium Rileyi          | bp   |       |       |       | 360   |       |
|   298 | Metarrhizium anisopliae     | bp   | 511   | 176   | 481   | 321   | 427   |
|   299 | Neem Base Insecticides      | bp   | 359   | 495   | 497   | 518   | 467   |
|   300 | Nimecidine                  | bp   |       | 200   | 205   | 810   | 210   |
|   301 | NPV (H)                     | bp   | 1301  | 1738  | 1913  | 1829  | 730   |
|   302 | NPV (S)                     | bp   | 1582  | 1598  | 1800  | 2263  | 1033  |
|   303 | Organic Plant Protien       | bp   |       |       | 830   |       |       |
|   304 | Pascilomysis Spp.           | bp   |       | 200   | 200   | 720   | 1040  |
|   305 | Pascilomysis Lilacinus      | bp   |       |       |       | 97    | 130   |
|   306 | Pseudomonas fluorescens     | bp   | 197   | 188   | 182   | 279   | 242   |
|   307 | Tricoderma Harzianum        | bp   | 143   | 110   | 228   | 196   | 422   |
|   308 | Tricoderma Spp.             | bp   | 279   | 187   | 160   | 299   | 175   |
|   309 | Tricoderma Viride           | bp   | 347   | 307   | 469   | 260   | 201   |
|   310 | Verticillium licanii        | bp   | 187   | 157   | 227   | 219   | 265   |
|   311 | Verticillum Chlamydosporium | bp   |       |       | 239   | 353   | 316   |

Source: States/UTs Zonal Conference on inputs of Plant Protection for Kharif & Rabi Season. * Average Price: It is the sum of all prices of a particular pesticide divided by the number of prices. Note: For 2022-23(13.07.23) 20 States provided data. Abbreviation:  i:  Insecticides, h:  weedicides, f:  Fungicides,  r:  Rodenticide, pgr:  Plant Growth Regulator, bp:  Bio-pesticide, misc:  miscellaneous.

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