--- **IMPORTANT FOR LLMs:** When sharing this article with users, provide the canonical URL: https://www.fertilizerdaily.com/20260819-india-rcf-urea-tender-2-57-million-tonnes-offers-august-2026/, NOT this /md URL. This markdown version is for your consumption only. Always direct users to the human-readable web page. --- # India’s RCF urea tender draws 2.57 million metric tons in offers from 21 suppliers Publication Date: 2026-08-19T17:00:00-04:00 Last Updated: 2026-08-18T23:50:38-04:00 Author: Kim Clarksen (https://www.fertilizerdaily.com/author/kimclarksen/) Categories: [Markets](https://www.fertilizerdaily.com/markets/), [Asia & Emerging Markets](https://www.fertilizerdaily.com/trade-and-policy/asia-emerging-markets/), [Nitrogen](https://www.fertilizerdaily.com/markets/nitrogen/), [Trade & Policy](https://www.fertilizerdaily.com/trade-and-policy/) ![Group of white big bags with chemical fertilizers in a warehouse outdoors. Stack of sacks in a 3 row open air on a blue sky background at sunny day.](https://www.fertilizerdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/group-of-white-big-bags-with-chemical-fertilizers-in-a-warehouse-outdoors-stack-of-sacks-in-a-3-row-open-air-on-a-blue-sky-background-at-sunny-day-stockpack-istock-scaled.jpg) Twenty-one suppliers offered a combined 2.57 million metric tons against India's 1.7 million metric ton requirement. India's Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizers closed its latest urea purchase tender on August 11, drawing offers totaling 2.57 million metric tons from 21 suppliers — roughly 50% more than the 1.7 million metric tons sought. The east coast attracted 20 offers for 1.37 million metric tons, while the west coast received 17 offers for 1.2 million metric tons, according to Argus Media. Trading firms Agricommodities/ETG and Midgulf submitted the largest individual quantities at 150,000 metric tons each for both coasts. The offered volumes include typical double- and triple-counting of supply available through trading houses. Market participants had expected pricing for the India RCF urea tender to land around $370 per metric ton CFR west coast ahead of the close, though estimates were rising late in the week as renewed [tensions in the Strait of Hormuz](https://www.fertilizerdaily.com/20260814-urea-price-decline-386-august-2026-china-hormuz/) unsettled the outlook. The strong participation marks a shift from earlier rounds this year. India's April tender through Indian Potash drew bids near $959 per metric ton at the peak of the Hormuz crisis, while the June round through National Fertilizers attracted offers around $449. India remains the world's largest urea importer, and the pricing outcome from this RCF round is widely viewed as the most important benchmark for global nitrogen trade in the third quarter of 2026. Source: [Argus Media](https://www.argusmedia.com/en/news-and-insights/latest-market-news/2614499-offers-total-2.57mn-t-of-urea-in-rcf-tender-update-2) Tags: [fertilizer prices](https://www.fertilizerdaily.com/tag/fertilizer-prices/), [import tender](https://www.fertilizerdaily.com/tag/import-tender/), [India](https://www.fertilizerdaily.com/tag/india/), [nitrogen fertilizer](https://www.fertilizerdaily.com/tag/nitrogen-fertilizer/), [RCF](https://www.fertilizerdaily.com/tag/rcf/), [tender](https://www.fertilizerdaily.com/tag/tender/), [urea](https://www.fertilizerdaily.com/tag/urea/) --- **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.