Nepal trims India fertiliser import plan to 50,000 tonnes as global prices ease
Summary
Nepal has reduced its planned fertiliser import from India to 50,000 tonnes amid easing global prices to meet urgent demands during the monsoon paddy season.
Key Points
- Nepal has approved importing 50,000 tonnes of chemical fertilisers from India, down from the initial plan of 80,000 tonnes.
- The government trimmed imports due to financial constraints and declining global fertiliser prices.
- Urgent delivery is requested from India to meet the paddy transplantation season demands expected by mid-August.
- Nepal currently has 142,000 tonnes of fertiliser stock but demand during the season is about 250,000 tonnes, likely causing some supply gap.
