Overview

• Andhra Pradesh officials report 53,000 MT of urea has landed at Kakinada, Gangavaram and Krishnapatnam, with a further 30,000 MT expected within 10 days and distribution being coordinated through Markfed.
• Farmers across Telangana launched fresh protests including warehouse seizures, highway blockades and sit-ins at PACS offices as queues lengthened and rationing tightened.
• Telangana’s agriculture minister said the state requested 11 lakh MT for kharif, was assured 9.8 lakh MT and has received about 5.2 lakh MT so far, blaming supply shortfalls and maintaining there is no scope for black marketing.
• Reports cite the prolonged RFCL Ramagundam shutdown and global supply constraints, with earlier central tranche approvals offering only limited relief on the ground.
• Odisha districts such as Ganjam saw road blockades after outlets ran out of stock, and the state moved emergency supplies while ordering tighter oversight of cooperative distribution; in Andhra Pradesh, the YSRC announced September 9 protests and alleged diversion to private traders.