Record worldwide costs of fertilizers appear to have compelled Indian farmers to make use of extra numerous and balanced plant vitamins. This has been borne out by greater gross sales of advanced fertilizers and Single Super Phosphate (SSP) within the present rabi crop season amid widespread shortages of the extra well-liked Di-Ammonium Phosphate (DAP) and Murate of Potash (MOP).
Retail gross sales of advanced fertilizers containing Nitrogen (N), Phosphorus (P), Potash (Okay) and Sulfur (S) in numerous combos totaled 27.7 lakh tonnes (lt) in October-November, exhibiting a progress of practically 50 per cent. . Over 18.48 liters throughout the identical two months of 2020. The soar in SSP gross sales was much more spectacular – from 9.5 liters in October-November 2020 to fifteen.78 liters in October-November 2021.
Both DAP and MOP gross sales have registered a steep decline within the present planting season as a consequence of skyrocketing international costs, leading to discount in imports.
Data from the Department of Fertilizers exhibits that the retail DAP gross sales throughout October-November stood at 28.76 liters, a decline of 18.4 per cent as in comparison with 35.23 liters within the corresponding two months of 2020. The gross sales of MoP for October-November 2021 have been recorded at 4.88 lakhs. 15.9 % lower than 5.8 liters in October-November 2020. Interestingly, the state recorded the least discount within the sale of two fertilizers (9.83 liters versus 10.08 liters for DAP and 0.91 liters versus 0.9 liters for MOP). Elections are to be held within the state early subsequent 12 months.
“Surge in sales of complex fertilizers and SSP is a good sign. Not only is it needed, especially when global prices of fertilizers and raw materials/intermediates (rock phosphate, sulphur, phosphoric acid, ammonia and liquefied natural gas) have gone through the roof, balanced crop nutrition is the way forward,” says Satish Chander Said Director General of Fertilizer Association of India. The landed worth (price plus freight) of DAP in India is now round $870 a tonne, in comparison with $1,000 a tonne for urea and $450 a tonne for MOP. At this time final 12 months, these charges dominated $370, $280 and $230 per ton respectively. Out of 118.11 liters of advanced fertilizers consumed in 2020-21, 56.09 liters have been in southern states and 37.46 liters in western India. north and east
On the opposite hand, India contributes 7.21 liters and 17.35 liters respectively.
“Northern farmers are accustomed to DAP and MOP. But this time these farmers have also handed over the complex and SSP. Therefore, instead of one bag of DAP, they are implementing one bag each of SSP and 20:20:0:13, together giving almost the same N and P plus 24% S,” Indian Potash Ltd. Managing Director of PS Gehlot stated.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
