America and Israel attacked Iran and after this attack, Iran is continuously targeting the targets of America and Israel. The mutual war between these countries is now affecting the whole world. International power supply has been badly affected due to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz located near Iran. Its closure has affected the supply of LNG, which can have a direct impact on our lives. LNG gas is used in making urea and other fertilizers. In such a situation, now there is a fear in everyone’s mind whether the farmers are facing urea crisis before the next crop.
Iran carried out air strikes on Qatar’s energy units, causing huge damage. Since then, Qatar has temporarily stopped gas production. After this, the government has now decided to reduce the supply of LNG gas for urea production by 30 percent.
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70 percent gas supply
The Government of India told Parliament on Tuesday that the sale of urea in the current season till March 5 was 186.33 lakh tonnes. After this, the government is now left with urea stock of 49.01 lakh tonnes. Meanwhile, the government has decided to reduce the supply of gas used in urea production by 30 percent. According to the order, at least 70 percent gas will be supplied to fertilizer plants based on the average consumption of the last six months.
Farmers’ increased concern
Right now Rabi season is going on and in the middle of the season, farmers are worried about urea supply. According to experts, if the blockade of Hormuz continues due to the ongoing conflict in West Asia, the supply of urea and other fertilizers may come to a halt in the Kharif season starting from June. However, there is no crisis at the moment as this is a season of low demand. \
Fertilizer company officials say that urea production may be affected due to reduced supply of NAG. In Kharif crop, major crops like maize, barley, rice, pulses, oilseeds, cotton, sugarcane are sown. Now there is concern in the minds of farmers that if this crisis is not averted till the Kharif crop, then they may suffer huge losses. Without urea and fertilizers, production can be greatly affected.
Fertilizers are kept in stock
The government says that farmers will not face any kind of crisis. The government assured that there is adequate stock of fertilizers. According to data released by the government, India’s total fertilizer stock before Kharif has reached 180.12 lakh metric tonnes (LMT). This figure is 36.6 percent more than the 131.79 LMT of the same time period last year. Apart from this, DAP has stock of 25.17 LMT and NPKS has 56.30 LMT of stock.
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Government will import if needed
The government says that farmers will get adequate quantity of fertilizer on time and the sowing of Kharif crop will not be affected by any foreign crisis. Amidst the crisis arising out of instability in the Middle East, India has made preparations regarding the supply of fertilizers, so that the supply continues without interruption. The Government of India has imported 98 LMT urea in February 2026 and a further consignment of 17 LMT will arrive in the next three months. In such a situation, farmers can get relief. However, if the war continues, the government may have to make other arrangements for urea supply.
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