Last week, India said 16 India-bound ships carrying fertiliser were stranded in the Strait of Hormuz with about 700,000 tons on board.
To meet the local demand for the summer crop season, India has already imported 5 million tons of crop nutrients, including urea, apart from boosting local output, a government official said last week.
India imports fertilisers, such as urea and DAP, as well as liquefied natural gas, a key feedstock for urea production, and is one of the world’s largest fertiliser importers.
The ships, which are headed to the Krishnapatnam, Kakinada, Paradeep, and Mundra ports, crossed the strait last week, the statement said.
India’s cumulative fertiliser stock stands at 19.60 million metric tons, the statement said.