There is sufficient quantity of Urea and DAP fertilizer available to meet the requirements of Rabi season 2012-13.
According to the data of National Fertilizer Development Company (NFDC), about 3.016 million tons of urea would be available for the growers at affordable rates during the season. Out of the total stocks of urea available in the country 1.920 million tons are domestic production whereas 0.412 million tons fertilizer are imported with remaining 0.684 million tons of carry forward stock from the last season, it added.
The total offtake of the Urea fertilizer was estimated at 2.984 million tons as against the estimated production of 3.016 million tons during the current Rabbi season.
It is expected that surplus stocks of about 0.32 million ton urea will be available during the Rabbi crop season which would also help to counter any practice of black marketing and hoarding, it added.
Meanwhile, DAP stocks for the sowing period under review was recorded at 0.895 million tons as against total consumption of 0.729 million tons to produce healthy crop and increase per acre crop out-put in the country, it said. The total DAP stock at present is 0.985 million tons, including 0.342 million tons domestically produced, 0.416 million tons imported and 0.227 million tons opening inventory.
It is also expected that about 0.256 million tons carry forward stock would be available for the next crop which would also help to discourage hoarders and black marketers in the open market.
