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Andhra Pradesh intensifies fertiliser crackdown; 80 dealer licences suspended, one cancelled

Andhra Pradesh intensifies fertiliser crackdown; 80 dealer licences suspended, one cancelled

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Andhra Pradesh government has intensified its crackdown on fertiliser irregularities across the State. Image used for representational purpose only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The Andhra Pradesh government has intensified its crackdown on fertiliser irregularities across the State, warning of stringent action against dealers and middlemen involved in diversion, black marketing, illegal stocking and transportation of fertilisers meant for farmers. Agriculture Minister Kinjarapu Atchannaidu on Wednesday (May 20, 2026) said the government was taking a serious view of attempts to divert fertilisers for non-agricultural purposes or create artificial shortages affecting farmers. He warned that the licences of dealers found guilty would be cancelled immediately and criminal cases registered against them. Addressing the issue, the Minister said the government would not tolerate illegal storage, diversion of fertilisers to industries or other States, or sale at inflated prices. He directed Agriculture Commissioner Manjeer Jilani to conduct special inspections at dealerships, warehouses and transport hubs across the State. The Minister said that from May 4 to date, the Agriculture Department’s enforcement wing had issued 182 show-cause notices to …

Centre denies fertiliser shortage; farmers flag scarcity of key nutrient | Latest News India

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The Centre has denied reports of shortage of fertilisers amid peak winter sowing across the country. Yet, farmers in some regions reported scarcity of a key crop nutrient known as DAP, especially in Bihar, where cultivators reported black-marketing and price gouging. Reports of shortages, particularly of non-urea-based di-ammonium phosphate (DAP), come in the middle of a busy rabi or winter-sown cropping season, which accounts for nearly half of the country’s annual food output, ranging from wheat to lentils and oilseeds. Last week, farmers in Bundelkhand held large protests outside fertiliser shops due to non-vailibility of DAP. “The position with respect to availability of fertilisers is comfortable and there is weekly monitoring of movement of fertilisers.,” an official said, requesting not to be quoted. A plentiful winter harvest, which will hit markets next year, is critical for Asia’s third-largest economy, as extreme weather shriveled both wheat and rice crops this year, sending federally held stocks to multi-year lows. Despite the cooling of the overall consumer inflation rate, cereal prices rose 12.96% in November from 12.08% in …