Urea production in March stood at 17.28 lakh tonnes (lt), nine per cent below the 18.93 lakh tonnes target set for the month.
“In March, production of urea was 17.28 lt against the target of 18.93 lt,” an official release said on Tuesday.
However, the output of Di-ammonium Phosphate (DAP), another important crop nutrient, during March was higher at 3.10 lt against the target of 3.03 lt, it added.
“Further, sale of urea in the current season up to March 31, was about 151.16 lt which is lower by 3.15 per cent as compared to the sale of 156.08 lt in the corresponding period of the previous year,” it said.
During March, about 21.25 lt of urea was dispatched to various States and the availability of the crop nutrient during the month was about 24.94 lt, the statement added.
The availability of DAP and muriate of potash (MoP) in March had been about 18.56 lt and 7.28 lt, respectively. India imported 1.59 lt of urea from OMIFCO, Oman.
The country also imported 0.25 lt of DAP and 1.18 lt of MOP.