<p>With demand for fertilizer increased due to widespread monsoon, production and movement of fertilizers remain comfortable across the country despite Covid-19 pandemic, said Union Chemicals and Fertilizer Minister D V Sadananda Gowda.<br /><br />"Production and movement of fertilizers remain comfortable across the country. 2019-20 (saw) record high urea production of 244.55 lakh tonne as compared to 240 lakh tonne during 2018-19", Gowda said.<br /><br />There would be no scarcity of fertilizers this year also, he said.<br /><br />Urea production rose to record 244.55 lakh tonne in 2019-20 while sales increased 5 per cent to 336.97 lakh tonne, according to government data.<br /><br />"While sales and consumption of urea reached 336.97 (lakh metric tonne) LMT as compared to 320.20 LMT of the previous year i.e. 2018-19," Gowda said.<br /><br />During April-June 2020, total fertilizers production touched 101.15 lakh tonne, which is 2.79% higher than the corresponding period of last year. Urea output was at 60.38 lakh tonne, which is 8.40% higher than June quarter 2019.<br /><br />"Sales and consumption of different fertilizers substantially increased during 2019-20 as compared to 2018-19," he said.<br /><br />Urea sales increased 5.29 % at 336.97 lakh tonne while demand of diammonium phosphate (DAP) increased by 15.67% to 101.04 lakh tonne in 2019-20.<br /><br />Sales of muriate of potash (MOP) were up 3.45 % at 27.91 lakh tonne while that of nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium and sulphur (NPKS) fertiliser rose 9.95 % to 105.18 lakh tonne, he said.</p>
<p>With demand for fertilizer increased due to widespread monsoon, production and movement of fertilizers remain comfortable across the country despite Covid-19 pandemic, said Union Chemicals and Fertilizer Minister D V Sadananda Gowda.<br /><br />"Production and movement of fertilizers remain comfortable across the country. 2019-20 (saw) record high urea production of 244.55 lakh tonne as compared to 240 lakh tonne during 2018-19", Gowda said.<br /><br />There would be no scarcity of fertilizers this year also, he said.<br /><br />Urea production rose to record 244.55 lakh tonne in 2019-20 while sales increased 5 per cent to 336.97 lakh tonne, according to government data.<br /><br />"While sales and consumption of urea reached 336.97 (lakh metric tonne) LMT as compared to 320.20 LMT of the previous year i.e. 2018-19," Gowda said.<br /><br />During April-June 2020, total fertilizers production touched 101.15 lakh tonne, which is 2.79% higher than the corresponding period of last year. Urea output was at 60.38 lakh tonne, which is 8.40% higher than June quarter 2019.<br /><br />"Sales and consumption of different fertilizers substantially increased during 2019-20 as compared to 2018-19," he said.<br /><br />Urea sales increased 5.29 % at 336.97 lakh tonne while demand of diammonium phosphate (DAP) increased by 15.67% to 101.04 lakh tonne in 2019-20.<br /><br />Sales of muriate of potash (MOP) were up 3.45 % at 27.91 lakh tonne while that of nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium and sulphur (NPKS) fertiliser rose 9.95 % to 105.18 lakh tonne, he said.</p>