From The Economic Times · Shambhavi Anand · · 1m
India floats urea import tender for rabi season
India seeks global urea imports to boost rabi crop fertiliser supplies.
In brief
India seeks global urea imports to boost rabi crop fertiliser supplies. India floated a global tender to import 1.7 million tonnes of urea ahead of the rabi crop season. Originally reported by The Economic Times.
Urea import tender launched
India has floated a global tender to import 1.7 million tonnes of urea to bolster fertiliser supplies ahead of the upcoming rabi crop season.
Tender details
Indian Potash Ltd has invited bids for one million tonnes of granular or prilled urea for west coast delivery and 700,000 tonnes for east coast.
Urea import trend
India's urea imports more than doubled to 4.75 million tonnes during April-August from 2.04 million tonnes during the same period in 2025.
Domestic production rise
Domestic urea production increased 4.4% to 12.54 million tonnes.
Source of data
Industry insiders cited FAI data to report the import and production figures.
The essence
India floated a global tender to import 1.7 million tonnes of urea ahead of the rabi crop season.
