Subscribe to Newsletter to get latest insights & analysis in your inbox. New Delhi: Domestic urea manufacturing has been hit due to the West Asia crisis, with production falling to 18 lakh tonnes this month from the earlier average of 24 lakh tonnes. On diversification of sources, she said a global tender for 13.1 lakh tonnes of urea has been floated and long-term arrangements have been tied up with countries such as Saudi Arabia and Oman. The conflict has pushed up the cost of inputs such as LNG, ammonia and sulphur, besides raising freight expenses.She added that notifications regarding gas supply allocation had impacted domestic urea production, resulting in a temporary output reduction of 30,000-35,000 tonnes per day. Govt has procured "spot gas" to support domestic production, and LNG availability has now increased to 75-80 per cent.

Source: Economic Times April 01, 2026 12:13 UTC