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India’s urea sales rise in April-December 2025: FAI
Jan-29-2026

The Fertiliser Association of India (FAI) in its provisional data has showed that urea sales in India increased 3.8 per cent to 31.16 million tonnes during April-December 2025 as compared to 30.02 million tonnes in the year-ago period on account of higher imports, even as domestic production declined marginally.

Domestic urea production during April-December 2025 period stood at 22.44 million tonnes, while imports rose 85.3 per cent to 8 million tonnes, supporting higher sales during peak crop nutrition months. Production of NP and NPK fertilisers (other than DAP) rose 13.1 per cent to 9.27 million tonnes during April-December 2025, with imports increasing 121.8 per cent to 3.29 million tonnes. Sales of complex fertilisers remained largely stable at 11.74 million tonnes in April-December 2025. 

Di Ammonium Phosphate (DAP) production during April-December 2025 was recorded at 3.03 million tonnes, reflecting a 3.9 per cent decline compared to the previous year, while imports increased 45.7 per cent to 5.95 million tonnes. DAP sales stood at 8.00 million tonnes in April-December 2025, compared to 8.33 million tonnes in the corresponding period last year. 

MOP sales increased 5.3 per cent to 1.77 million tonnes in April-December 2025, even as imports declined 22.4 per cent to 2.14 million tonnes. Single Super Phosphate (SSP) production increased 10.3 per cent to 4.43 million tonnes in April-December 2025, while sales rose 13.1 per cent to 4.71 million tonnes.

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