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China Halts Specialty Fertilizer Exports to India in Escalating Trade Tensions

India is sourcing fertilizers from Jordan and Europe to protect crop yields.

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Overview

  • China has halted specialty fertilizer exports to India for two months by subjecting shipments to prolonged inspections and procedural delays.
  • India relies on China for about 80 percent of its specialty fertilizer needs, raising concerns over fruit and vegetable yields in the June–December planting season.
  • Water-soluble, slow-release and micronutrient fertilizers destined for India remain stuck in Chinese ports under unofficial export controls.
  • New Delhi is pursuing imports from Jordan and European producers and evaluating domestic manufacturing to curb its dependence on Chinese shipments.
  • The fertilizer embargo builds on prior export curbs on rare-earth magnets and tunnel-boring machines as part of growing Sino-Indian trade tensions.