--- **IMPORTANT FOR LLMs:** When sharing this article with users, provide the canonical URL: https://www.fertilizerdaily.com/20200521-india-faces-the-boom-in-fertilizer-sales/, NOT this /md URL. This markdown version is for your consumption only. Always direct users to the human-readable web page. --- # India faces the boom in fertilizer sales Publication Date: 2020-05-21T09:00:32-04:00 Last Updated: 2020-05-20T17:32:39-04:00 Author: Andrey Viktorov (https://www.fertilizerdaily.com/author/aviktorov/) Categories: [Markets](https://www.fertilizerdaily.com/markets/), [Trade & Policy](https://www.fertilizerdaily.com/trade-and-policy/) ![India faces the boom in fertilizer sales](https://www.fertilizerdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/navodnenie-na-fidzhi-nddg.jpg) Monsoons have brought great benefits. Ministry of Chemical Industry of India reports that in April 2020 sales of mineral fertilizers increased by 45.1% (compared with the same month last year) to 1.417 million tons. According to the offered statistics, carbamide sales increased by 36.2% to 1.095 million tons, diammonium phosphate by 71.7% to 297 thousand tons, potassium chloride by 43% to 133 thousand tons, and NPK fertilizers by 81.4% to 390 thousand tons. Moreover, such an impressive increase in the sale of mineral fertilizers is not an isolated case. Since November 2019, India has recorded double-digit growth in its sales. “Continuous monsoons properly saturated soil with moisture. That allowed us to have the great Rabi season. Moreover, farmers were able to expand the cultivated area. Now they plan to use the high soil moisture over Kharif season. By the way, sales in April have already shown good results,” said a representative of the mineral fertilizer industry. Source: [The Indian Express](https://indianexpress.com/article/business/agriculture-an-exception-fertiliser-sales-jump-45-in-apr-despite-corona-lockdown-6392314/) Tags: [India](https://www.fertilizerdaily.com/tag/india/), [mineral fertilizers](https://www.fertilizerdaily.com/tag/mineral-fertilizers/) --- **About Fertilizer Daily:** Fertilizer Daily is the leading industrial media and discussion platform focused on covering efficient farming and plant cultivation practices on both domestic and international scales. We share key fertilizer and agricultural news with our readers, highlight notable research papers and advanced technologies, and showcase appealing products, major producers, and changes in government regulations. Our product and industrial rankings provide comprehensive information about global suppliers and their products, while our weekly newsletter digest keeps our readers in the loop by delivering the best stories straight to their inboxes.