Hormuz Blockade: India Loses 800,000 Tonnes Urea Monthly, Faces Food Crisis

• The Strait of Hormuz closure, following US-Israel strikes on Iran, has severely impacted India's fertilizer supply.
• India's monthly urea production dropped by 800,000 tonnes due to halted LNG and ammonia imports from the Gulf region.
• The global fertilizer supply chain contracted by 33%, causing urea prices to surge by nearly 50% in under three weeks.
• India's reliance on Gulf LNG for domestic urea plants and downgrading fertilizer sector priority worsened the crisis.
• The timing coincides with the crucial spring planting season, threatening agricultural yields and future food prices.