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Ab dekho, situation kya hai. West Asia mein jo geopolitical tensions chal rahe hain, usne fertilizer ke global prices ko lagbhag double kar diya hai! Isiliye India ki farming ko na, abhi bahot mahange inputs mil rahe hain. Iska asar yeh hai ki India is Kharif season ke liye 64 lakh tonnes urea aur 19 lakh tonnes alag-alag fertilizers import karne ka plan bana raha hai. Ye sab isliye ho raha hai kyunki global prices lagbhag double ho gayi hain. West Asia ke tensions ne toh aag mein ghee daal diya hai, jisse India ka import bill kaafi badh gaya hai. Government bol rahi hai ki retail prices ko stable rakha jayega - urea ka bag ₹266.50 mein aur Di-Ammonium Phosphate (DAP) ka ₹1,350 mein. Par ye sab karne mein government ke khazane par kaafi load aa raha hai. Current global urea prices $500-550 per tonne tak pahunch gayi hain, aur DAP $950-1050 per tonne tak, jo last year se 80% aur 90% zyada hai.
Logistics ke liye, countries Strait of Hormuz se hatkar supplies le rahe hain taaki immediate risk kam ho. Fertilisers Department ko already kaafi urea mil gaya hai aur aur bhi import ho raha hai. Domestic production bhi pehle thoda gir gaya tha gas supply ki problem se, par ab recover ho gaya hai. Gas availability ab 97 percent hai, aur output 35.4 lakh tonnes ho gaya hai. Lekin asal challenge fiscal strain ka hai. India ka fertilizer subsidy bill iss fiscal year mein ₹2.2 lakh crore se cross hone ka estimate hai. Ye badha hua international price aur demand ki wajah se hai. Global market par itna depend karne ka matlab hai ki India ke agricultural input costs seedha geopolitical events se affect hote hain. Shipping aur supply chain uncertainty ki wajah se landed costs mein 10-15% tak increase ho sakta hai.
Chahe retail prices stable bol rahe hain, par itne zyada global rates par import karna sarkari khazane par bohot pressure daal raha hai. India ki fertilizer security, managed toh hai, par external shocks ke liye vulnerable hai. Russia, China jaise bade exporters ke opposite, India ki position zyada exposed hai. Ye badhta hua subsidy bill dusre important sectors se funds divert kar sakta hai ya phir fiscal consolidation ki maang kar sakta hai. Aur haan, farmers ke kharche bhi isse badh rahe hain, jisse unki profitability par asar pad sakta hai aur long term mein food production bhi affect ho sakta hai agar input costs unke liye unsustainable ho jayein. Fertilisers Department ka kaam hai supply ko manage karna aur saath hi badhte hue financial commitment ko bhi sambhalna.
Aage dekhein toh India ka strategy import sources ko diversify karne, long-term contracts secure karne aur domestic production badhane par focus karega. Analysts bol rahe hain ki current geopolitical climate global fertilizer markets mein aur volatility la sakta hai, jo India ke liye ek ongoing fiscal challenge banega. Retail prices ko stable rakhne ki capacity government ki ability par depend karegi ki woh ye badhte hue import costs ko absorb kar paaye aur subsidy program ko manage kar paaye.