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India.com
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New Delhi: India has fought a different kind of war with China over the shortage of fertilizers and now it seems that India has pulled itself out of this difficulty with a big diplomatic move. China's decision to stop fertilizer exports to India can be considered one of the most drastic ways of weaponising the supply chain by Beijing. By doing this at the beginning of the Kharif season, it has caused a huge shortage of DAP (Diammonium Phosphate) for India. Which two countries are helping India? In such a situation, along with dealing with terrorism, trade and Trump, India also had to make a big diplomatic effort for fertilizers in the last few months. Because it was necessary to ensure adequate stock before DAP distribution for the Rabi season. The Rabi season usually starts in late July. During this time, countries like Saudi Arabia and Morocco came forward to help India. What is the volume of total import? Before the Rabi season, DAP imports to India reached a little more than 22 lakh metric tonnes from China. India has got help from Saudi Arabia, which is another big supplier. After talks, an agreement was reached between the two countries, under which more than 31 lakh metric tonnes of DAP will be available. Similarly, India also signed an agreement with Morocco, which will give 5 lakh metric tonnes of DAP. Still, the shortage of 7 lakh metric tonnes will be tried to be met from domestic stock. Talks are underway to increase exports from Russia since there is no sanction on fertilizer. Which other countries is India talking to? The government estimates that it will have adequate supply before the Rabi season. India is talking to several countries to improve this supply chain, including Egypt, Nigeria, Togo, Mauritania and Tunisia. China has been gradually working on new contracts with India for fertilizer since 2023, therefore, there has been a steady increase in supplies from Saudi Arabia, as Indian companies started feeling the pressure. However, China was better in terms of cost. What is the connection with Operation Sindoor? In May-June this year, China suddenly became strict in the matter of fertilizer. Indian agencies came to know that suppliers were informally told that goods going to India would not be allowed to go. This was a clear signal, which rang alarm bells in New Delhi, that too in the midst of 'Operation Sindoor'. India had to ensure that this crisis lasted only for one season and no major problem arose at the domestic level. On the other hand, on the war front, China was actively helping the enemy.
Time of India
2 days ago
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- Time of India
ET Analysis: India counters China's fertilizer export freeze with diplomatic push
Fertilizer shortage has been a war of a different kind with China in which India seems to have finally worked itself out of a hole through a major diplomatic effort. China's decision to stop fertilizer exports to India will go down as among the harshest forms of supply chain weaponisation by Beijing. It was a provocative move not only because it was timed with the onset of the Kharif season, resulting in major shortage of DAP (Diammonium Phosphate) across states, but also because it forced a crisis on India just when it had launched Operation Sindoor on Pakistan. It's a red flag because India's military leadership has called out China's operational support to Pakistan. Explore courses from Top Institutes in Select a Course Category Public Policy Operations Management CXO Data Science Healthcare Product Management MCA Finance Data Science MBA Cybersecurity Digital Marketing Technology Others Artificial Intelligence PGDM Management Design Thinking Leadership Data Analytics healthcare Degree Project Management others Skills you'll gain: Economics for Public Policy Making Quantitative Techniques Public & Project Finance Law, Health & Urban Development Policy Duration: 12 Months IIM Kozhikode Professional Certificate Programme in Public Policy Management Starts on Mar 3, 2024 Get Details Skills you'll gain: Duration: 12 Months IIM Calcutta Executive Programme in Public Policy and Management Starts on undefined Get Details With terror, trade and Trump to deal with on one end, India had to undertake a massive but quiet diplomatic effort over the past few months to ensure sufficient stocks ahead of DAP distribution for the Rabi season that usually starts in July-end. Two countries stood out as unlikely stars in this round of India's fight against China's supply chain pressures - Saudi Arabia and Morocco. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Knee Pain? Start Eating These Foods, and Feel Your Pain Go Away Undo So, here's the status ahead of the Rabi season, for which distribution is set to begin by month-end. India's DAP imports from China were a little over 22 lakh metric tonnes. India had to knock the doors of Saudi Arabia, the other big supplier for India. After some hectic diplomacy, both sides reached a deal. Saudi Arabia will bridge at least 10 lakh metric tonnes DAP based on a newly formalised long-term contract for over 31 lakh metric tonnes. Similarly, India could work out a deal with Morocco, which would cover 5 lakh metric tonnes, leaving about 7 lakh metric tonnes shortfall. While some of it is likely to be replenished from available domestic stocks, diplomatic efforts are on with Russia to increase its exports. Fertilizer is not under sanctions and, hence, may work for both countries. Live Events In the short term, government estimates suggest that it will have adequate supply in hand ahead of the Rabi season. More deals are in play as India is looking to diversify this supply chain to the extent possible, reaching out to Egypt, Nigeria, Togo, Mauritania and Tunisia. Back to the China problem. Beijing has been going slow on renewing or signing new fertilizer contracts with India since 2023. As a result, there was a steady increase in supply from Saudi Arabia because Indian companies had started to sense pressure. Costs, however, seemed to favour China. In May-June, Beijing unexpectedly and suddenly upped the ante on the fertilizer front. What it started doing was just stopped inspecting consignments headed for India. Indian agencies figured out that suppliers had been informally told that India-bound consignments will not be allowed to go. The signal was clear, raising alarm bells in New Delhi which had to get its act together, amid Operation Sindoor, to ensure this remains a one-season crisis and does not roll over, sparking off a domestic storm in its wake. For now, it appears, India may have managed - between Saudi Arabia, Morocco and, potentially, Russia - the immediate crisis, given that DAP is second most preferred/used fertilizer in India after urea. UNRELIABLE CHINA However, the crisis has underlined an urgent need to carefully map India's supply chain vulnerabilities with China across sectors. Because it's clear that China will continuously use its supply chain advantage as a political weapon to pressurize and bend India - worryingly, even in aid of Pakistan.
Time of India
15-07-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Fertiliser crisis: Ruckus in House, 23 Oppn MLAs suspended & reinstated
Raipur: Opposition Congress MLAs on Monday protested in the Chhattisgarh Assembly over the shortage of fertilisers and seeds in the state. The issue was raised by Leader of Opposition Dr Charandas Mahant, who moved an adjournment motion during the Zero Hour of the monsoon session. Agriculture minister Ramvichar Netam responded to the concerns, after which Speaker Dr Raman Singh disallowed the motion. This led to protests and slogan-shouting by Congress MLAs in the well, prompting a brief adjournment of the House. Subsequently, 23 MLAs were suspended for entering the well, but were later reinstated. Presenting the adjournment notice, Dr Charandas Mahant said that Chhattisgarh has 40.10 lakh farmers, including 80% small and marginal farmers. The state primarily cultivates Kharif paddy. Unfortunately, farmers are currently facing a severe shortage of Diammonium Phosphate (DAP) fertiliser. He alleged that the state govt has failed to ensure an adequate supply of fertilisers and has advised farmers to use alternative chemical options, which has increased cultivation costs. Dr Mahant claimed that an artificial scarcity of fertilisers has persisted in the state for the past two years, attributing it to the government's lack of will and indifferent attitude towards farmers. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Buy Lifetime Office 365 Download Undo For Kharif 2025, the government set a supply target of 3.10 Metric tonnes, which was 30,000 tonnes less than the target for Kharif 2024. So far, only 1.1 lakh tonnes of DAP have been supplied. Similarly, while 7.12 lakh tonnes of urea were to be supplied this Kharif season, only 3.59 lakh tonnes have been distributed. The estimated demand for paddy seeds was 4,32,159 quintals, while cooperative societies in Chhattisgarh had only 3,83,169 quintals in storage, Mahant informed the Assembly. He further said that despite the presence of a double-engine government, farmers are being forced to abandon farming and protest on roads at the state, district, and block levels due to the fertiliser crisis. Farmers allege that government cooperative societies lack fertilisers, while black marketing is rampant in the open market, compelling them to purchase DAP at inflated prices. He added that the alternative fertilisers advised due to the DAP shortage in primary cooperative societies are more expensive and of inferior quality compared to last year, imposing a double burden on farmers. Dr Mahant emphasized that this is not the first time the state has faced a fertiliser shortage, noting similar conditions prevailed last year as well. He demanded an immediate discussion on the issue through an adjournment motion to address farmers' distress. Patan MLA and former chief minister Bhupesh Baghel supported the motion, adding that farmers in Chhattisgarh are suffering due to the ongoing fertiliser crisis. In response, Agriculture minister Ramvichar Netam said that the govt is raising awareness among farmers about the balanced use of fertilisers and is providing training on alternatives. He acknowledged that the supply of phosphatic fertilisers was affected, prompting early alternative arrangements. Nano fertilisers have been recommended and stored in large quantities, he added. The minister cited global factors as the reason for the disrupted supply of chemical fertilisers. He said fertiliser stocks, including potash and other types, have exceeded targets, and sowing has been completed in over 28 lakh hectares, surpassing previous records. Following the minister's statement, speaker Dr Raman Singh disallowed the opposition's motion.
Hindustan Times
14-07-2025
- Politics
- Hindustan Times
Chhattisgarh: Congress alleges fertiliser, seed shortage, govt rebuts
RAIPUR: The Congress on Monday criticised the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Chhattisgarh, blaming it for an alleged shortage of fertilisers and seeds in the state but the allegation was firmly rejected by the state agriculture minister Ramvichar Netam. Bastar: Farmers plough a field on the outskirts of Jagdalpur, in Bastar district, Chhattisgarh on June 8. (PTI FILE) Former chief minister Bhupesh Baghel and Leader of Opposition Charan Das Mahant, who flagged the shortages during the Zero hour in the Chhattisgarh assembly, said the BJP-led Vishnu Deo Sai government had failed to ensure adequate supply of essential farm inputs such as urea and DAP (Diammonium Phosphate) fertilisers. 'The government appears to be deliberately creating an artificial fertiliser crisis to reduce paddy cultivation,' said Mahant. The Opposition claimed that the government reduced the target for DAP distribution for Kharief 2025 by 30,000 tonnes over last year's figures and only 1.01 lakh tonnes had been supplied so far. Similarly, 3.59 lakh tonnes of urea has been distributed aainst a target of 7.12 lakh tonnes, they said. Congress leaders said that while fertilisers are available in the open market, shopkeepers were taking advantage of the shortage in cooperative societies by engaging in black marketing. They said the small and marginal farmers, who make up 80% of the state's farmers, were the worst affected. Chhattisgarh agriculture minister Ramvichar Netam said the availability of phosphatic fertilisers depended on imports, which were under strain due to global conditions. Netam said the government had anticipated the supply chain challenges and started making arrangements for alternative fertilisers, he said. 'An estimated demand of 6.90 lakh metric tonnes of phosphatic fertilisers, 6.40 lakh metric tonnes have been stored and over 4.25 lakh metric tonnes lifted by farmers. Over 2.14 lakh metric tonnes still remain available,' the minister said. For urea, more than 6 lakh metric tonnes have been stored so far, of which 4.37 lakh tonnes have already been lifted by farmers, leaving over 1.62 lakh tonnes in stock, he added. He rejected the Congress's allegations, stating that the fertiliser demand is calculated for the full cropping season and supplies were still coming in. He also denied any revision in the DAP target, asserting that the government had instead arranged to store additional NPK and SSP fertilisers to compensate for any global supply disruptions. Netam also said that of the 4,81,730 quintals of seeds stored through cooperative and departmental means, 4,43,452 quintals had already been lifted by farmers, and over 38,000 quintals were still available. The minister added that a statewide crackdown on black marketing has ensured that all fertilisers are being sold at the prescribed rates.
United News of India
14-07-2025
- Business
- United News of India
Three Indian firms clinch deal with Saudi's Ma'aden for long-term DAP fertilizer supply
New Delhi, July 14 (UNI) Three prominent Indian Fertilizer Companies, Indian Potash Limited (IPL), Krishak Bharti Cooperative Limited or KRIBHCO, and Chambal Fertilizers and Chemicals Ltd (CIL), signed a long-term agreement with Saudi-based Ma'aden to increase the annual supply of Diammonium Phosphate or DAP. The formalization of the agreement took place during the visit of Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare, or Chemicals and Fertilizers, JP Nadda, to Saudi Arabia. The Minister was accompanied by a high-level Indian delegation including the senior officials of the Department of Fertilizers and the External Affairs Ministry. During his two-day visit, Nadda also held talks with his Saudi counterpart, Bandar bin Ibrahim Al Khorayef. Both sides showed their commitment to bolstering the trade and production of fertilizers. They also had discussions on exploring the future of Indian public sector undertakings, expanding their businesses in Saudi Fertilizer Ventures. To explore the future coordination of both countries in digital health services and advanced medical technologies, JP Nadda also met the Saudi Vice Minister for Health, Abdulaziz Al-Rumaih. Ma'aden is a state-owned mining company headquartered in Riyadh. The main motive of the organization is to develop the United Arab Emirates or UAE's gold mining operations. Nadda also visited the phosphate production facility of Ma'aden at Ras Al Khair. UNI SAS AAB PRS
