# India turns to new urea suppliers as West Asia war bites 2026-08-12T04:26:48+00:00 | Business & Economy | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets India sourced 52% of its urea imports from Egypt, Algeria, Nigeria, and Georgia in the first quarter of this fiscal year, commerce ministry data show. Imports from these four countries were zero in the same period last year. The shift comes as the prolonged West Asia war has disrupted trade routes from traditional suppliers. Separately, India has received urea import offers about 12% below its June purchase price, signalling easing supply tightness, The Hindu Business Line reports. The government has also trimmed its fertiliser demand estimate for the kharif season after the weather office lowered its monsoon forecast to 90% of the long-period average. ## Coverage - livemint.com - thehindubusinessline.com Tags: Algeria, Egypt, fertiliser subsidy, monsoon forecast, urea imports, West Asia war Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/india-shifts-urea-imports-to-egypt-algeria-nigeria-and-georgia-amid-west-asia-war/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/india-shifts-urea-imports-to-egypt-algeria-nigeria-and-georgia-amid-west-asia-war/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.