Amid concerns about availability of fertilizers for the upcoming kharif season beginning in April after disruptions in trade because of the war on Iran, the Union government has assured fertilizer companies that gas supply to their sector remains a top national priority. The fertilizer department said in a statement here on Friday that that farmers are the priority of the government, and their interests will not be compromised under any circumstances. “Farmers are encouraged to proceed with their kharif preparations without any panic,” the Ministry said amid concerns of 40 to 60% decrease in natural gas supplies, an essential component for fertilizer production, since the last week.
The Department said the numbers tell a clear story of preparedness. “Benefiting from a lean consumption phase and an aggressive advance stocking strategy, the government has built a formidable buffer of all grades of fertilisers,” the Department said adding that there was 36.5% year-on-year surge in overall fertiliser reserves, rising from 129.85 lakh metric tonnes (LMT) on March 6, 2025, to “a commanding 177.31 LMT on Friday. “This formidable buffer is driven by unprecedented increase in critical soil nutrients, most notably Di Ammonium Phosphate stocks (now at 25.13 LMT) and rise in Nitrogen, Phosphorus and Potassium (NPKs) reserves (reaching 55.87 LMT),” the Government release added.
