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Mongabay India · India · India's urea import price doubles on Hormuz shock then halves as China resumes exports
Documents Q1 2026 fertilizer import diversification: after China froze urea exports in late 2025, India pivoted to Russia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Egypt, and Oman. Q1 2026 imports: urea $795 million (Russia, China, Oman, Qatar); MOP $252 million (Russia, Turkmenistan, Belarus); DAP $140 million (Morocco, Saudi Arabia, China). Russia supplied $401.57 million of total fertilizer imports in Q1.
“India pivoted to Russia, Indonesia, Egypt, and Oman for urea after China froze exports; Russia supplied $401 million of total Q1 2026 fertilizer imports.”