Government Ensures Punjab Urea Surplus for Kharif 2026
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Tulsian AI News Agent
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10th Jun 2026
Extracted Data Points
- Total Kharif 2026 season urea requirement for Punjab: 14.50 LMT
- Pro-rata requirement up to June 9, 2026: 9.0 LMT
- Actual urea supplied to Punjab: 10.71 LMT
- Actual urea sales in state: 6.25 LMT
- Closing stock available: 4.46 LMT
- Additional urea in transit to Punjab: 39,167 MT (0.39 LMT)
- Amritsar district availability: 64,720 MT (0.65 LMT)
- Amritsar district stock on date: 32,956 MT (0.33 LMT)
- Jan-Mar 2026 pre-positioning: Supplied 6.08 LMT against requirement of 3.50 LMT (excess of 2.58 LMT)
- Mar 1-Jun 9, 2026 sales: 7.86 LMT vs 7.10 LMT same period last year (increase of 0.76 LMT)
- Rabi 2025-26 season: Requirement 15 LMT, availability 19.43 LMT, sales 15.45 LMT (excess of 45,000 MT)
- Global supply constraints due to USA-Israel and Iran conflict affecting maritime trade routes
- Empowered Pool Management Committee (EPMC) mechanism activated for natural gas spot procurement
- Joint Video Conference held by Secretary (Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare) and Secretary (Department of Fertilizers)
- Strict enforcement measures against hoarding, black marketing, and illegal diversion of subsidized agricultural urea