There is no shortage of fertilizers in the committees for farmers
94 percent of fertilizer storage from the Kharif target, 70 percent distribution as well
More than three lakh bottles of Nano DAP available to deal with the shortage of DAP
Raipur, July 24, 2025/The state has sufficient quantity of chemical fertilizers available for farming in the current Kharif season. The state government has stored 94 percent of the fertilizers so far from the fixed target of chemical fertilizers in the current Kharif season. Along with this, 70 percent of the stored fertilizers have also been distributed to the farmers. Chemical fertilizers like urea, NPK, potash, super phosphate are available in sufficient quantity in the state and are being continuously supplied to the farmers from government committees as per their demand. A target of 14 lakh 62 thousand metric tonnes of fertilizer storage has been set in the state for this Kharif season. Against this target, 13 lakh 78 thousand metric tonnes of chemical fertilizers are being stored in government and private sectors and made available to the farmers. So far, the farmers have lifted 10 lakh 20 thousand metric tonnes from the stored fertilizers in the state. To deal with the global shortage of solid DAP, the state government has also stored more than 3 lakh 5 thousand bottles of Nano DAP as an option. To deal with the shortage of DAP, the farmers are being continuously advised by the agricultural staff to use mixed fertilizers. Along with this, action is also being taken against those who are black marketing or hoarding fertilizers and selling them at high prices.
According to information from agricultural officials, 6 lakh 22 thousand metric tonnes of urea has been stored in the state for the current Kharif season. Out of which 4 lakh 87 thousand metric tonnes of urea has been distributed to the farmers so far, which is 68 percent of the total storage. Similarly, after storing 2 lakh 22 thousand metric tonnes of NPK, 1 lakh 70 thousand metric tonnes have been distributed so far. Which is 95 percent of the storage. More than 77 thousand metric tonnes of potash and more than 2 lakh 76 thousand metric tonnes of super phosphate have been stored in the state for distribution in the current Kharif. Out of these, about 90 percent i.e. 53 thousand metric tonnes of potash and about 83 percent i.e. 1 lakh 66 thousand metric tonnes of super phosphate have been lifted by the farmers. More than 1 lakh 79 thousand metric tonnes of DAP fertilizer has been stored in the state for the Kharif season this year. Out of which 46 percent i.e. about 1 lakh 41 thousand metric tonnes has been lifted by the farmers.
On the instructions of the state government, the IFFCO company in the state has stored more than 3 lakh 5 thousand bottles of Nano DAP. Out of this, 82 thousand 470 bottles are stored in double lock centers, 1 lakh 41 thousand 389 bottles in primary cooperative agricultural credit societies and 48 thousand bottles of liquid Nano DAP in the private sector. IFFCO company still has more than 33 thousand bottles of Nano DAP left. A half liter bottle of Nano DAP is available to the farmers at the rate of Rs 600 in the cooperative societies.