Lok Sabha Question No. 855 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-11-29
Subject: Price of Imported Fertilisers
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: Shri Ram Prasad Chaudhary

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

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †855 TO BE ANSWERED ON: 29.11.2024

## Price of Imported Fertilizers

†855 SHRI RAM PRASAD CHAUDHARY:

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

- (a)  the quantity and price of fertilizers imported in the country during the last three years, fertilizer-wise and year-wise;
- (b)  the  steps  taken/proposed  to  be  taken  by  the  Government  to  reduce  the expenditure on import of fertilizers;
- (c)  whether the farmers have to face difficulties during sowing season due to the shortage  of  fertilizers  in  the  country  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof,  State-wise including Uttar Pradesh; and
- (d)  the steps taken/proposed to be taken by the Government to solve this problem?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS & FERTILIZERS

## (SMT. ANUPRIYA PATEL)

(a):   The details of quantity and price of imported urea from the year 2021-2022 to 2023-2024 year-wise are as under:

| Financial Year   |   Import Quantity (in Lakh MT) | Value (In Million US$)   |
|------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------|
| 2021-2022        |                          91.36 | 6,041.06                 |
| 2022-2023        |                          75.8  | 4,751.29                 |
| 2023-2024        |                          70.42 | 2,608.31                 |

Further,  it  is  informed  that  all  P&K  fertilizers  are  covered  under  Open General License (OGL) under the Nutrient Based Subsidy (NBS) Scheme. They are imported  by  the  companies  on  commercially  viable  terms.  The  quantity  of  P&K (DAP,  MOP  and  NPK)  fertilizers  imported  in  the  country  (as  reported  by  the companies) from the year 2021-22 to 2023-24 is given in the table below:

<Qty. in Lakh MT>

| Financial year   | DAP                          | NPK                          | MOP *                        |
|------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
|                  | As reported by the companies | As reported by the companies | As reported by the companies |
| 2021-2022        | 54.62                        | 11.70                        | 24.60                        |
| 2022-2023        | 65.83                        | 27.52                        | 18.66                        |
| 2023-2024        | 55.67                        | 22.17                        | 28.69                        |

* MOP includes both industrial and agriculture use.

(b): In  order  to  increase  the  indigenous  production  capacity  of  Urea  in  the country,  Government  of  India  mandated  revival  of  Ramagundam  (Telangana), Gorakhpur  (Uttar  Pradesh),  Sindri  (Jharkhand)  and  Talcher  (Odisha)  units  of Fertilizer  Corporation  of  India  Ltd.  (FCIL)  and  Barauni  (Bihar)  unit  of  Hindustan Fertilizer  Corporation  Ltd.  (HFCL)  through  Joint  Venture  Company  (JVC)  of nominated PSUs for setting up new ammonia-urea plants of 12.7 LMTPA capacity each.  The  Ramagundam  and  Gorakhpur  units  have  been  commissioned  on 22.03.2021 and 07.12.2021 respectively. Also, Barauni and Sindri units started urea production  on  18.10.2022  and  05.11.2022  respectively.  These  four  plants  have added 50.8 LMT per annum of indigenous urea production capacity in the country and have facilitate reduction of import dependency of Urea.

Government has implemented Nutrient Based Subsidy Policy w.e.f. 01.04.2010 for Phosphatic and Potassic (P&K) Fertilizers. Under the Policy, a fixed amount of subsidy, decided on annual/bi-annual basis, is provided on notified P&K fertilizers depending on their nutrient content. The P&K sector is decontrolled and the fertilizers companies manufacture/import fertilizers as per the market dynamics. To reduce the import of fertilizers, Government has taken following measures:

- (i) Potash  derived  from  Molasses  (PDM)  which  is  100%  indigenously manufactured  fertilizer  has  been  notified  under  Nutrient  based  subsidy (NBS) scheme which is an alternative to MOP and 100% imported.
- (ii) Freight subsidy on SSP, which is an indigenously manufactured fertilizer, is  applicable  since  Kharif,  2022  to  promote  SSP  usage  for  providing Phosphatic or 'P' nutrient to the soil.

(c) & (d): The data with respect to requirement, availability, sales and closing stock of  fertilizers  i.e.  Urea,  DAP,  MOP  and  NPKS  for  all  the  states  in  the  country, including  Uttar  Pradesh,  for  the  ongoing  Rabi  2024-25  season  is  enclosed  at Annexure- A.

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ANNEXURE - A

Annexure reffered to the reply  to part  (c) & (d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 855 for answering on 29.11.2024

| FERTILIZERS POSITION DURING RABI 2024-25 (TILL 25.11.24)   | FERTILIZERS POSITION DURING RABI 2024-25 (TILL 25.11.24)   | FERTILIZERS POSITION DURING RABI 2024-25 (TILL 25.11.24)   | FERTILIZERS POSITION DURING RABI 2024-25 (TILL 25.11.24)   | FERTILIZERS POSITION DURING RABI 2024-25 (TILL 25.11.24)   | FERTILIZERS POSITION DURING RABI 2024-25 (TILL 25.11.24)   | FERTILIZERS POSITION DURING RABI 2024-25 (TILL 25.11.24)   | FERTILIZERS POSITION DURING RABI 2024-25 (TILL 25.11.24)   | FERTILIZERS POSITION DURING RABI 2024-25 (TILL 25.11.24)   | FERTILIZERS POSITION DURING RABI 2024-25 (TILL 25.11.24)   | FERTILIZERS POSITION DURING RABI 2024-25 (TILL 25.11.24)   | FERTILIZERS POSITION DURING RABI 2024-25 (TILL 25.11.24)   |
|------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.                                                    | States                                                     | Seasonal Requirement for RABI 2024-25                      | Pro rata Requirement from 01/10/2024 to 25/11/2024         | UREA Availability from 01/10/2024 to 25/11/2024            | Cumulative DBT Sales from 01/10/2024 to 25/11/2024         | Closing Stock as on 25/11/2024                             | Seasonal Requirement for RABI 2024-25                      | Pro rata Requirement from 01/10/2024 to 25/11/2024         | DAP Availability from 01/10/2024 to 25/11/2024             | Cumulativ e DBT Sales from 01/10/2024 to 25/11/2024        | Closing Stock as on 25/11/2024                             |
| 1                                                          | Andaman and Nicobar                                        | 0.00                                                       | 0.00                                                       | 0.01                                                       | 0.00                                                       | 0.01                                                       | 0.00                                                       | 0.00                                                       | 0.00                                                       | 0.00                                                       | 0.00                                                       |
| 2                                                          | Andhra Pradesh                                             | 9.40                                                       | 2.31                                                       | 5.06                                                       | 2.13                                                       | 2.92                                                       | 2.00                                                       | 0.75                                                       | 1.45                                                       | 0.87                                                       | 0.60                                                       |
| 3                                                          | Arunachal Pradesh                                          | 0.01                                                       | 0.00                                                       | 0.00                                                       | 0.00                                                       | 0.00                                                       | 0.00                                                       | 0.00                                                       | 0.00                                                       | 0.00                                                       | 0.00                                                       |
| 4                                                          | Assam                                                      | 1.65                                                       | 0.69                                                       | 1.23                                                       | 0.50                                                       | 0.74                                                       | 0.25                                                       | 0.11                                                       | 0.23                                                       | 0.14                                                       | 0.00                                                       |
| 5                                                          | Bihar                                                      | 13.00                                                      | 4.13                                                       | 7.32                                                       | 2.33                                                       | 5.01                                                       | 3.00                                                       | 1.59                                                       | 2.00                                                       | 1.31                                                       | 0.72                                                       |
| 6                                                          | Chandigarh                                                 | 0.00                                                       | 0.00                                                       | 0.00                                                       | 0.00                                                       | 0.00                                                       | 0.00                                                       | 0.00                                                       | 0.00                                                       | 0.00                                                       | 0.00                                                       |
| 7                                                          | Chhattisgarh                                               | 2.40                                                       | 1.22                                                       | 1.89                                                       | 0.37                                                       | 1.51                                                       | 0.70                                                       | 0.42                                                       | 0.43                                                       | 0.14                                                       | 0.29                                                       |
| 8                                                          | Dadra and Nagar                                            | 0.00                                                       | 0.00                                                       | 0.00                                                       | 0.00                                                       | 0.00                                                       | 0.00                                                       | 0.00                                                       | 0.00                                                       | 0.00                                                       | 0.00                                                       |
| 9                                                          | Daman and Diu                                              | 0.00                                                       | 0.00                                                       | 0.00                                                       | 0.00                                                       | 0.00                                                       | 0.00                                                       | 0.00                                                       | 0.00                                                       | 0.00                                                       | 0.00                                                       |
| 10                                                         | Delhi                                                      | 0.15                                                       | 0.00                                                       | 0.10                                                       | 0.06                                                       | 0.04                                                       | 0.00                                                       | 0.00                                                       | 0.03                                                       | 0.02                                                       | 0.01                                                       |
| 11                                                         | Goa                                                        | 0.01                                                       | 0.00                                                       | 0.00                                                       | 0.00                                                       | 0.00                                                       | 0.00                                                       | 0.00                                                       | 0.00                                                       | 0.00                                                       | 0.00                                                       |
| 12                                                         | Gujarat                                                    | 13.75                                                      | 5.30                                                       | 5.43                                                       | 3.19                                                       | 2.24                                                       | 2.75                                                       | 1.67                                                       | 1.90                                                       | 1.57                                                       | 0.34                                                       |
| 13                                                         | Haryana                                                    | 11.20                                                      | 4.53                                                       | 7.65                                                       | 4.08                                                       | 3.56                                                       | 2.60                                                       | 2.07                                                       | 2.36                                                       | 2.16                                                       | 0.21                                                       |
| 14                                                         | Himachal Pradesh                                           | 0.37                                                       | 0.08                                                       | 0.16                                                       | 0.06                                                       | 0.10                                                       | 0.01                                                       | 0.00                                                       | 0.02                                                       | 0.01                                                       | 0.01                                                       |
| 15                                                         | Jammu and Kashmir                                          | 0.70                                                       | 0.07                                                       | 0.40                                                       | 0.07                                                       | 0.33                                                       | 0.25                                                       | 0.06                                                       | 0.19                                                       | 0.07                                                       | 0.12                                                       |
| 16                                                         | Jharkhand                                                  | 1.00                                                       | 0.32                                                       | 1.02                                                       | 0.28                                                       | 0.74                                                       | 0.25                                                       | 0.13                                                       | 0.27                                                       | 0.11                                                       | 0.15                                                       |
| 17                                                         | Karnataka                                                  | 6.50                                                       | 2.11                                                       | 5.62                                                       | 2.13                                                       | 3.53                                                       | 1.74                                                       | 0.62                                                       | 1.05                                                       | 0.54                                                       | 0.53                                                       |
| 18                                                         | Kerala                                                     | 0.57                                                       | 0.23                                                       | 0.44                                                       | 0.27                                                       | 0.17                                                       | 0.07                                                       | 0.02                                                       | 0.06                                                       | 0.05                                                       | 0.01                                                       |
| 19                                                         | Lakshadweep                                                | 0.00                                                       | 0.00                                                       | 0.00                                                       | 0.00                                                       | 0.00                                                       | 0.00                                                       | 0.00                                                       | 0.00                                                       | 0.00                                                       | 0.00                                                       |
| 20                                                         | Madhya Pradesh                                             | 20.00                                                      | 11.83                                                      | 12.96                                                      | 8.64                                                       | 4.30                                                       | 8.00                                                       | 5.42                                                       | 4.43                                                       | 3.32                                                       | 1.10                                                       |
| 21                                                         | Maharashtra                                                | 10.00                                                      | 2.00                                                       | 8.74                                                       | 2.57                                                       | 6.15                                                       | 2.50                                                       | 0.70                                                       | 1.68                                                       | 0.75                                                       | 0.93                                                       |

| 22        | Manipur       |   0.10 |   0.03 |   0.02 |   0.00 |   0.02 |   0.01 |   0.00 |   0.00 |   0.00 |   0.00 |
|-----------|---------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
| 23        | Meghalaya     |   0.02 |   0.01 |   0    |   0    |   0    |   0    |   0    |   0    |   0    |   0    |
| 24        | Mizoram       |   0.01 |   0    |   0.05 |   0.03 |   0.02 |   0    |   0    |   0    |   0    |   0    |
| 25        | Nagaland      |   0    |   0    |   0    |   0    |   0    |   0    |   0    |   0    |   0    |   0    |
| 26        | Odisha        |   1.85 |   0.38 |   1.81 |   0.46 |   1.33 |   0.7  |   0.11 |   0.36 |   0.12 |   0.24 |
| 27        | Puducherry    |   0.09 |   0.03 |   0.04 |   0.03 |   0.01 |   0.01 |   0    |   0.01 |   0    |   0    |
| 28        | Punjab        |  15    |   7.54 |   8.83 |   4.09 |   4.7  |   4.5  |   3.96 |   3.46 |   2.82 |   0.62 |
| 29        | Rajasthan     |  15    |   8.52 |   9.6  |   6.57 |   3.03 |   3    |   2.63 |   2.77 |   2.3  |   0.48 |
| 30        | Sikkim        |   0    |   0    |   0    |   0    |   0    |   0    |   0    |   0    |   0    |   0    |
| 31        | Tamil Nadu    |   6    |   2.77 |   4.22 |   2.45 |   1.79 |   1.3  |   0.6  |   1.02 |   0.63 |   0.4  |
| 32        | Telangana     |   9.8  |   3.12 |   5    |   1.24 |   3.78 |   1.5  |   0.55 |   0.69 |   0.34 |   0.35 |
| 33        | Tripura       |   0.1  |   0.02 |   0.11 |   0.02 |   0.09 |   0.01 |   0    |   0    |   0    |   0    |
| 34        | Uttarakhand   |   1.03 |   0.3  |   0.47 |   0.19 |   0.28 |   0.15 |   0.1  |   0.25 |   0.13 |   0.12 |
| 35        | Uttar Pradesh |  39    |  10.83 |  23.33 |   7.54 |  15.79 |  15    |  10    |   8.82 |   6.97 |   1.87 |
| 36        | West Bengal   |   8.2  |   2.27 |   5.47 |   1.61 |   3.79 |   1.75 |   0.62 |   1.02 |   0.5  |   0.56 |
| ALL INDIA | ALL INDIA     | 186.89 |  70.63 | 116.98 |  50.91 |  66.01 |  52.05 |  32.13 |  34.5  |  24.89 |   9.75 |

* Primary Indicator of comfortable availability: Availability > Requirement

** Secondary Indicator of comfortable availability: Availability > Sales

| FERTILIZERS POSITION   | FERTILIZERS POSITION   | FERTILIZERS POSITION                 | FERTILIZERS POSITION                    | FERTILIZERS POSITION                | FERTILIZERS POSITION                    | FERTILIZERS POSITION           | FERTILIZERS POSITION                   | FERTILIZERS POSITION                    | FERTILIZERS POSITION                            | FERTILIZERS POSITION                               | FERTILIZERS POSITION           |
|------------------------|------------------------|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|                        |                        |                                      |                                         |                                     |                                         |                                |                                        |                                         |                                                 |                                                    | Fig. in LMT                    |
| S. No                  | State                  | Seasonal Requiremen for RABI 2024-25 | Pro rata Requirement from 01/10/2024 to | MOP Availability from 01/10/2024 to | Cumulative DBT Sales from 01/10/2024 to | Closing Stock as on 25/11/2024 | Seasonal Requireme nt for RABI 2024-25 | Pro rata Requirement from 01/10/2024 to | NPKS Availability from 01/10/2024 to 25/11/2024 | Cumulative DBT Sales from 01/10/2024 to 25/11/2024 | Closing Stock as on 25/11/2024 |
| 1                      | Andaman and Nicobar    | 0.00                                 | 0.00                                    | 0.00                                | 0.00                                    | 0.00                           | 0.00                                   | 0.00                                    | 0.00                                            | 0.00                                               | 0.00                           |
| 2                      | Andhra Pradesh         | 0.80                                 | 0.37                                    | 0.82                                | 0.30                                    | 0.51                           | 9.00                                   | 3.54                                    | 6.42                                            | 3.23                                               | 3.35                           |
| 3                      | Arunachal Pradesh      | 0.00                                 | 0.00                                    | 0.00                                | 0.00                                    | 0.00                           | 0.00                                   | 0.00                                    | 0.00                                            | 0.00                                               | 0.00                           |
| 4                      | Assam                  | 0.28                                 | 0.13                                    | 0.14                                | 0.04                                    | 0.09                           | 0.35                                   | 0.16                                    | 0.20                                            | 0.08                                               | 0.12                           |
| 5                      | Bihar                  | 1.15                                 | 0.68                                    | 1.27                                | 0.51                                    | 0.77                           | 4.00                                   | 2.57                                    | 2.90                                            | 1.34                                               | 1.60                           |
| 6                      | Chandigarh             | 0.00                                 | 0.00                                    | 0.00                                | 0.00                                    | 0.00                           | 0.00                                   | 0.00                                    | 0.00                                            | 0.00                                               | 0.00                           |
| 7                      | Chhattisgarh           | 0.15                                 | 0.08                                    | 0.31                                | 0.03                                    | 0.28                           | 0.60                                   | 0.31                                    | 0.39                                            | 0.08                                               | 0.31                           |
| 8                      | Dadra and Nagar        | 0.00                                 | 0.00                                    | 0.00                                | 0.00                                    | 0.00                           | 0.00                                   | 0.00                                    | 0.00                                            | 0.00                                               | 0.00                           |
| 9                      | Daman and Diu          | #N/A                                 | 0.00                                    | 0.00                                | 0.00                                    | 0.00                           | #N/A                                   | 0.00                                    | 0.00                                            | 0.00                                               | 0.00                           |
| 10                     | Delhi                  | 0.00                                 | 0.00                                    | 0.00                                | 0.00                                    | 0.00                           | 0.00                                   | 0.00                                    | 0.00                                            | 0.00                                               | 0.00                           |
| 11                     | Goa                    | 0.00                                 | 0.00                                    | 0.00                                | 0.00                                    | 0.00                           | 0.01                                   | 0.00                                    | 0.00                                            | 0.00                                               | 0.00                           |
| 12                     | Gujarat                | 0.64                                 | 0.33                                    | 0.60                                | 0.31                                    | 0.30                           | 4.00                                   | 1.83                                    | 3.30                                            | 2.19                                               | 1.12                           |
| 13                     | Haryana                | 0.30                                 | 0.09                                    | 0.39                                | 0.10                                    | 0.28                           | 1.20                                   | 0.50                                    | 0.72                                            | 0.56                                               | 0.16                           |
| 14                     | Himachal Pradesh       | 0.03                                 | 0.01                                    | 0.02                                | 0.00                                    | 0.01                           | 0.21                                   | 0.08                                    | 0.16                                            | 0.06                                               | 0.09                           |
| 15                     | Jammu and Kashmir      | 0.13                                 | 0.02                                    | 0.04                                | 0.01                                    | 0.03                           | 0.02                                   | 0.00                                    | 0.00                                            | 0.00                                               | 0.00                           |
| 16                     | Jharkhand              | 0.03                                 | 0.02                                    | 0.03                                | 0.00                                    | 0.02                           | 0.30                                   | 0.18                                    | 0.28                                            | 0.09                                               | 0.19                           |
| 17                     | Karnataka              | 0.65                                 | 0.24                                    | 0.99                                | 0.32                                    | 0.69                           | 6.30                                   | 1.73                                    | 6.33                                            | 2.82                                               | 3.56                           |
| 18                     | Kerala                 | 0.40                                 | 0.17                                    | 0.36                                | 0.21                                    | 0.14                           | 0.60                                   | 0.24                                    | 0.47                                            | 0.32                                               | 0.16                           |
| 19                     | Lakshadweep            | 0.00                                 | 0.00                                    | 0.00                                | 0.00                                    | 0.00                           | 0.00                                   | 0.00                                    | 0.00                                            | 0.00                                               | 0.00                           |
| 20                     | Madhya Pradesh         | 0.60                                 | 0.28                                    | 0.83                                | 0.34                                    | 0.50                           | 6.00                                   | 3.25                                    | 4.66                                            | 3.69                                               | 0.98                           |
| 21                     | Maharashtra            | 1.00                                 | 0.24                                    | 1.21                                | 0.27                                    | 0.95                           | 12.00                                  | 3.36                                    | 8.18                                            | 3.17                                               | 5.03                           |
| 22                     | Manipur                | 0.02                                 | 0.00                                    | 0.00                                | 0.00                                    | 0.00                           | 0.02                                   | 0.00                                    | 0.00                                            | 0.00                                               | 0.00                           |
| 23                     | Meghalaya              | 0.00                                 | 0.00                                    | 0.00                                | 0.00                                    | 0.00                           | 0.00                                   | 0.00                                    | 0.00                                            | 0.00                                               | 0.00                           |
| 24                     | Mizoram                | 0.00                                 | 0.00                                    | 0.00                                | 0.00                                    | 0.00                           | 0.00                                   | 0.00                                    | 0.00                                            | 0.00                                               | 0.00                           |
| 25                     | Nagaland               | 0.00                                 | 0.00                                    | 0.00                                | 0.00                                    | 0.00                           | 0.00                                   | 0.00                                    | 0.00                                            | 0.00                                               | 0.00                           |

| 26        | Odisha        |   0.25 |   0.06 |   0.26 |   0.05 |   0.21 |   0.75 |   0.13 |   0.72 |   0.17 |   0.56 |
|-----------|---------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
| 27        | Puducherry    |   0.01 |   0    |   0.01 |   0    |   0    |   0.04 |   0.01 |   0.04 |   0.02 |   0.02 |
| 28        | Punjab        |   0.5  |   0.28 |   0.52 |   0.18 |   0.34 |   1.5  |   1.13 |   0.99 |   0.66 |   0.32 |
| 29        | Rajasthan     |   0.1  |   0.05 |   0.16 |   0.08 |   0.08 |   1.5  |   1.2  |   1.61 |   1.27 |   0.34 |
| 30        | Sikkim        |   0    |   0    |   0    |   0    |   0    |   0    |   0    |   0    |   0    |   0    |
| 31        | Tamil Nadu    |   1.2  |   0.49 |   0.81 |   0.37 |   0.44 |   6    |   2.59 |   3.08 |   1.9  |   1.21 |
| 32        | Telangana     |   0.7  |   0.23 |   0.46 |   0.15 |   0.32 |   7    |   2.42 |   3.63 |   1.35 |   2.44 |
| 33        | Tripura       |   0.02 |   0    |   0.05 |   0.01 |   0.04 |   0.01 |   0    |   0.02 |   0    |   0.01 |
| 34        | Uttarakhand   |   0.05 |   0.03 |   0.06 |   0.01 |   0.05 |   0.2  |   0.09 |   0.08 |   0.07 |   0.01 |
| 35        | Uttar Pradesh |   1.25 |   0.85 |   1.55 |   0.82 |   0.73 |   8.5  |   5.75 |   6.26 |   4.79 |   1.52 |
| 36        | West Bengal   |   1.7  |   0.62 |   1.26 |   0.39 |   0.88 |   7    |   3.19 |   4.23 |   1.8  |   2.45 |
| ALL INDIA | ALL INDIA     |  11.95 |   5.26 |  12.15 |   4.5  |   7.69 |  77.1  |  34.27 |  54.66 |  29.65 |  25.58 |

* Primary Indicator of comfortable availability: Availability > Requirement ** Secondary Indicator of comfortable availability: Availability > Sales

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