India has stepped up efforts to secure fertiliser supplies ahead of the crucial kharif sowing season, floating a fresh global tender to import 1.7 million tonnes of urea as disruptions in West Asia continue to strain supplies of natural gas and ammonia, key raw materials used in domestic production, Bloomberg reported on May 27.
State-run National Fertilizers Limited has invited bids for importing 900,000 tonnes through the west coast and the remaining volumes through the east coast, according to a tender notice issued on Wednesday. Cargoes are required to sail by July 20, aligning with the peak stocking period before large-scale sowing of rice, maize and soybean begins across the country.
