# Make versus Buy: India can both manufacture and import urea | India News - The Indian Express

> Indian urea producers pay about $11.72 per mmBtu for pooled R-LNG feedstock, making domestic production cost roughly $415 per tonne. Imports are available below $300 per tonne, so domestic manufacturing is uneconomic relative to buying.

- Date: 2019-07-31 · published 2019-07-31T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region India · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/58403-make-versus-buy-india-can-both-manufacture-and-import-urea-india-news-the
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md)

## Why it matters

The gap between domestic cost and import prices sustains India's reliance on imported urea, supporting import demand and global urea prices.

## Read by commodity

- UREA: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2023-09-07 | [China's urea export curbs may not hit India much, push up global rates \| Economy & Policy News - Business Standard](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9878-china-s-urea-export-curbs-may-not-hit-india-much-push-up-global-rates-economy.md) | -0.6% | -4.9% |
| UREA | 2025-05-11 | [China Confirms Export Controls on MAP, DAP, and Urea: What Global Buyers Need to Know](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24595-china-confirms-export-controls-on-map-dap-and-urea-what-global-buyers-need-to.md) | -0.4% | -23.4% |
| UREA | 2021-10-19 | [China's curbs on fertiliser exports may affect India, says report \| Economy & Policy News - Business Standard](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44477-china-s-curbs-on-fertiliser-exports-may-affect-india-says-report-economy-and.md) | -2.5% | +10.5% |
| UREA | 2023-05-09 | [Urea has increased off the news of a possible increase in China's fertiliser export quota \| Farm Weekly \| WA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36258-urea-has-increased-off-the-news-of-a-possible-increase-in-china-s-fertiliser.md) | +4.3% | -18.9% |
| UREA | 2023-09-26 | [Fertilizer prices surge after China imposes export ban - VnExpress International](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34021-fertilizer-prices-surge-after-china-imposes-export-ban-vnexpress-international.md) | -3.2% | -6.5% |

## Sources

- indianexpress.com: https://indianexpress.com/article/india/make-versus-buy-make-versus-buy-5867702/

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