Agriculture Director S. Dhilli Rao has said there is no shortage of fertilisers in the State. A plan has been drawn to supply 16.76 lakh tonnes of fertilisers for the Kharif-2025 season for all crops. This includes Urea – 6.22 lakh tonnes; DAP – 2.60 lakh tonnes; MOP – 0.70 lakh tonnes; SSP – 0.94 lakh tonnes; Complex – 6.30 lakh tonnes, he says.
As on April 1, a quantum of 7.14 lakh tonnes of fertilisers (Urea – 2.98 lakh MT, DAP – 0.46 lakh MT, MOP – 0.65 lakh MT, SSP – 0.45 lakh MT, Complex – 2.59 lakh MT) were available in the opening stock, he said.
From April 1 to June 6, a quantum of 3.95 lakh tonnes was supplied (Urea – 1.42 lakh MT, DAP – 0.46 lakh MT, MOP – 0.12 lakh MT, SSP – 0.27 lakh MT, Complex – 1.68 lakh MT), while the requirement was 2.07 lakh tonnes, he said.
By June 6, a total of 11.09 lakh tonnes of fertilisers (Urea – 4.39 lakh MT, DAP – 0.92 lakh MT, MOP – 0.77 lakh MT, SSP – 0.72 lakh MT, Complex – 4.27 lakh MT) were made available to the farmers. During April 1 to June 6, 2 lakh tonnes of fertilisers were sold (Urea – 0.92 lakh MT, DAP – 0.15 lakh MT, MOP – 0.14 lakh MT, SSP – 0.18 lakh MT, Complex – 0.62 lakh MT), he said.
As of June 6, a total of 9.09 lakh tonnes of fertilisers (Urea – 3.48 lakh MT, DAP – 0.77 lakh MT, MOP – 0.64 lakh MT, SSP – 0.54 lakh MT, Complex – 3.65 lakh MT) were available in cooperative societies, Rythu Seva Kendras, MARKFED warehouses, retail/wholesale shops, and company godowns, he said.
