# El Nino impact: Fertiliser sales fall, food inflation risk rises | The Indian Express

> Indian fertiliser sales fell from April to September 2026 compared with 2025, including urea, as El Niño dry weather kept farmers from buying and applying inputs. All-India monsoon rainfall was 12.6% below normal, and October rainfall was 31.4% under normal.

- Date: 2026-11-02 · published 2026-11-02T03:13:14.363Z
- Category: weather · region India · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/74733-el-nino-impact-fertiliser-sales-fall-food-inflation-risk-rises-the-indian
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md)

## Why it matters

Weaker fertiliser offtake signals lower application rates and possibly lower yields, which softens Indian urea demand and import needs, though food inflation risk rises.

## Read by commodity

- UREA: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2023-12-20 | [Brazilian drought slows fertilizer purchases, affecting global suppliers — Fertilizer Daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33049-brazilian-drought-slows-fertilizer-purchases-affecting-global-suppliers.md) | +0.8% | +1.8% |
| UREA | 2023-02-14 | [IP Crop Network, February Report - U.S. Identity Preserved Alliance](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13298-ip-crop-network-february-report-u-s-identity-preserved-alliance.md) | +1.2% | -3.1% |
| UREA | 2024-11-07 | [Cutting nitrogen pays off in oats — if it’s drier \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10547-cutting-nitrogen-pays-off-in-oats-if-it-s-drier-the-western-producer.md) | +0.2% | +0.6% |
| UREA | 2024-01-05 | [Fertilizer outlook provided  – Wyoming Livestock Roundup](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32055-fertilizer-outlook-provided-wyoming-livestock-roundup.md) | +1.6% | +13.0% |
| UREA | 2021-04-14 | [Cold dry spring starts to pressure nitrogen market - Farmers Weekly](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47931-cold-dry-spring-starts-to-pressure-nitrogen-market-farmers-weekly.md) | +1.5% | +0.7% |

## Sources

- indianexpress.com: https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/editorials/el-nino-india-food-inflation-fertiliser-sales-10946420/

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