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Fertiliser availability and consumption trends at 9.30-mt and SSP at 5.64-mt during Mixed growth in imports consumption of K O at 1.72-mt showed
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2022-23 recorded increase of 13.6%,
The import of urea declined by a sharp decline of 32.2% during the period.
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in 2022-23 3.0%, 11.9% and 5.5%, respectively, 17.0% during 2022-23 over 2021-22 due In terms of product, all-India estimated
over 2021-22.
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ferent distribution channels was sions, 30 received normal-to-excess rains. of 5%, 7.5% and 0.9%, respectively, In terms of nutrients (N+P O ), pro- fi ve new plants. There was reduction at 10.53-mt registered increase of 4.5%
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Tadequate to meet the demand. The sub-divisions that received defi cient during the period. duction registered increase of 11.6% in import of MOP by 24.1% during the and 13.6%, respectively, during 2022-23
Weather was normal during monsoon rains include East Uttar Pradesh (30% during 2022-23 over the previous year. period due to high prices in the internatio over 2021-22. However, NP/NPK com-
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period. However, there were issues of below LPA); West Uttar Pradesh (25% As per the available data of area Production of N and P O at 15.74-mt nal market. However, import of DAP and plex fertilisers at 10.07-mt, SSP at 5.02-mt
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distribution and timing of rains in some below LPA); Bihar (31% below LPA); coverage under rabi crops, total sown and 5.01-mt during 2022-23 recorded NP/NPK complexes showed an increase and MOP at 1.63-mt witnessed decline of
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areas. Sown area under kharif crops was Jharkhand (20% below LPA); Gangetic area under all rabi 2022-23 crops was increase of 13.5% and 6.3% over 2021-22, of 20.5% and 135% in 2022-23, compared 12.2%, 11.7%, and 33.6%, respectively,
down, but it was marginally up in rabi. West Bengal (25% below LPA); and 72.07-mn ha, compared to 69.80-mn respectively. to 2021-22, respectively. The quantum during the period. Total consumption of
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imports of urea, DAP, NP/NPKs and all fertiliser products at 63.76-mt during
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fi nished fertilisers in the international (28% below LPA). Most of these areas the previous year. Area coverage during Among the existing urea operat- MOP were 7.58-mt, 6.58-mt, 2.75-mt and 2022-23 showed a marginal decline of
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resulted fall in imports of some fertilisers. Paddy planting had been impacted in rabi 2021-22. Among the principal shut down during the entire year due trade (import or export) in that item; or by Country to
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previous year’s level. rains during the period. The Southwest 7.3% during the period. Among the Pradesh was partially under shut down lisers for 2022-23 are yet to be fi nalised during 2022-23 over 2021-22 except
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The pattern of Southwest monsoon reservoirs was comfortable in 2022-23. Comfortable availability of fertilisers compared to previous year. There had Consumption of fertilisers in terms except Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Odisha
in recent years has necessitated a shift Total live storage capacity in 143 reser- Taking into account the considerable been considerable increase in prices of of nutrients (N+P O +K O), estimated and Tripura. However, sale of NP/NPK
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account the change in the progress of the (billion cubic meter). Live storage avail- mile, there was comfortable availability year. Some of the DAP/NP/NPK ferti- nessed a marginal increase of 0.2% over tered negative growth during the year in
annual phenomenon across the country. able in these reservoirs was 154.18-bcm of fertilisers from opening inventory liser plants suffered due to raw material 2021-22. The estimated consumption of almost all the States.
The Southwest monsoon 2022 set in as on 29th September, 2022 as against during 2022-23. Inventory of urea at limitations. In spite of several challenges, N at 20.21-mt and P O at 7.92-mt during
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over Kerala on 29th May, 2022 against 142.37-bcm on the same date in the various points was about 6.2-mt at the industry maintained the production level 2022-23 recorded increase of 4.0% and [Excerpts from the Annual Report of the
normal date of 1st June and covered the previous year. Live storage during beginning of 2022-23. Inventory of DAP and imports during the year. 1.2%, respectively, over 2021-22. However, Fertiliser Association of India, 2022-23]
entire country by 2nd July, 2022. There the period was 108% of the last year and NP/NPKs together was about
was contrasting inter-month variations and 113% of the normal storage. 4.6-mt, SSP 1.7-mt and MOP 0.6-mt
in the distribution of rainfall. Rainfall during the period.
during June 2022 was 8% lower than the Sown area
Long Period Average (LPA), however, Southwest monsoon became active Additional domestic production from
rainfall received during July, August and over most parts of India during July fi ve new urea plants (viz., Matix,
September 2022 was 17%, 4% and 8%, 2022. However, uneven distribution of Ramagundam and three units of
above LPA, respectively. rains during the entire period of South- HURL) contributed to the more secure
west monsoon had created concerns over availability of urea during 2022-23.
This was the fourth successive the adverse impact on kharif crops. Total As a result, import of urea was lower
Southwest monsoon year when the sown area under all kharif 2022 crops during 2022-23 compared to previous
country witnessed a normal rainfall. was 110.28-mn ha (million hectares), year.
Quantitatively, all-India rainfall was compared to 111.22-mn ha during kharif
92.5-cm, as against the LPA of 86.9-cm 2021. This was lower by 0.8% during Healthy growth in production
during the season. The cumulative rain- the season. Sown area under rice, pulses, Production of total fertiliser products
fall during the season was 6% above the oilseeds and jute & mesta during kharif at 48.68-mt during 2022-23 showed an
LPA. But there were inter-State variations 2022 declined by 4.8%, 4%, 1% and increase of 11.3% over 2021-22. Pro- Mrs. Usha S. - usha@hpicindia.com
also and some States received defi cient 0.1%, respectively, over kharif 2021. duction of urea at 28.49-mt, DAP at
rainfall. However, sown area under coarse cereals, 4.35-mt, NP/NPK complex fertilisers
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