# India imports 42 lakh tonne of urea till Nov for over USD 1 bn

> India's government said it imported 4.2 million tonnes of urea worth over $1 billion through November of the 2018-19 fiscal year. Full 2017-18 urea imports were 5.98 million tonnes. The government also reported DAP, NPK and potash imports for the same period.

- Date: 2018-12-18 · published 2018-12-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region India · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/61521-india-imports-42-lakh-tonne-of-urea-till-nov-for-over-usd-1-bn
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md), [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md)

## Why it matters

Strong Indian urea and DAP import demand supports global nitrogen and phosphate prices. The effect is modest because the volumes are already known and the story is backward-looking.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bullish ▲
- UREA: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2026-04-27 | [India To Import 64 Lakh Tonnnes Of Urea, 19 Lakh Tonnes Of Other Fertilisers Amid Rising Prices From US-Israel-Iran War](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7259-india-to-import-64-lakh-tonnnes-of-urea-19-lakh-tonnes-of-other-fertilisers.md) | -8.8% | -16.4% |
| UREA | 2020-11-11 | [Brazil’s 2020 urea imports set to surpass 2019 by over 1m. tonnes](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50468-brazil-s-2020-urea-imports-set-to-surpass-2019-by-over-1m-tonnes.md) | +2.0% | +10.0% |
| UREA | 2026-01-06 | [India’s urea tender gets lowest offer at $425/tonne for West Coast delivery - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21368-india-s-urea-tender-gets-lowest-offer-at-425-tonne-for-west-coast-delivery-the.md) | +0.8% | +15.9% |
| UREA | 2022-10-21 | [IPL India set to book 1.5m. tonnes following latest urea purchasing inquiry](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39460-ipl-india-set-to-book-1-5m-tonnes-following-latest-urea-purchasing-inquiry.md) | -2.5% | -13.0% |
| UREA | 2025-11-03 | [India's urea imports jumps 2x to 5.8 million tonnes in April-Oct: Govt \| Agriculture - Business Standard](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6230-india-s-urea-imports-jumps-2x-to-5-8-million-tonnes-in-april-oct-govt.md) | +2.3% | -5.2% |
| DAP | 2026-04-27 | [India To Import 64 Lakh Tonnnes Of Urea, 19 Lakh Tonnes Of Other Fertilisers Amid Rising Prices From US-Israel-Iran War](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7259-india-to-import-64-lakh-tonnnes-of-urea-19-lakh-tonnes-of-other-fertilisers.md) | +4.5% | +6.9% |
| DAP | 2023-02-15 | [Govt to import 1.5 lakh tonnes of TSP fertiliser from Tunisia \| The Business Standard](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37645-govt-to-import-1-5-lakh-tonnes-of-tsp-fertiliser-from-tunisia-the-business.md) | -0.8% | -3.4% |
| DAP | 2023-01-22 | [Morocco plans to sell India 1.7 million tonnes of fertilisers in 2023 \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38105-morocco-plans-to-sell-india-1-7-million-tonnes-of-fertilisers-in-2023-reuters.md) | +1.5% | -2.7% |

## Sources

- business-standard.com: https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/india-imports-42-lakh-tonne-of-urea-till-nov-for-over-usd-1-bn-118121800732_1.html

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