The estimated production of Urea during August 2004 was 17.68 lakh MT against the target of 17.10 lakh MT. The production of DAP during the period remained at 4.76 lakhs MT against the target of 6.10 lakh MT. Availability of Urea was satisfactory in all the States. Cumulative production of Urea and DAP during April-August 2004 was 83.60 and 22.03 lakh MT against the target of 8017 and 2865 lakh MT respectively. In August 2004, 17.27 lakh MT Urea was despatched to the States against the target of 17.0 lakh MT. Cumulative availability of Urea during the current Khariff season by the end of August 2004 has been 88.67 lakh MT and this level of availability was satisfactory in all the States. So far, no State has reported any shortage to the Department of Fertilisers.
During the month of August 2004, 0.85 lakh MT of urea and 5.19 lakh MT MOP was imported in the country. The cumulative import of Urea, DAP and MOP upto August 2004 in the current season has been 1.72 lakh MT, 0.59 lakh MT and 10.12 lakh MT respectively.
