# India to continue importing fertiliser in medium-term: Ind-Ra Study - The HinduBusinessLine

> An Ind-Ra study expects India to remain dependent on fertiliser imports in the medium term, with 100% of its potash imported. Urea imports are projected to fall to nil by FY21 as new domestic capacity comes online, while DAP imports decline and imports of rock phosphate and phosphoric acid rise.

- Date: 2018-08-13 · published 2018-08-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region India · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/63489-india-to-continue-importing-fertiliser-in-medium-term-ind-ra-study-the
- Commodities: [Potash (KCl)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/POTASH.md), [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md)

## Why it matters

Shifts in India's import mix alter future demand for urea and DAP, though the study gives no near-term price signal and India will keep buying potash.

## Read by commodity

- UREA: neutral
- POTASH: neutral

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| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2023-05-25 | [Fertilizer affordability starts to improve after two turbulent years](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4370-fertilizer-affordability-starts-to-improve-after-two-turbulent-years.md) | -21.5% | -17.6% |
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## Sources

- thehindubusinessline.com: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/agri-business/india-to-continue-importing-fertiliser-in-medium-term-ind-ra-study/article24679053.ece

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