New Delhi’s reported record purchases, ahead of its monsoon sowing season, are expected to push up prices and strain supplies globally India has agreed to import urea at double the prices it paid earlier this year, amid the supply disruption caused by the Middle East conflict, Reuters has reported. New Delhi is set to import a record 2.5 million metric tons of the nitrogen-based fertilizer in a single tender, the news outlet reported on Wednesday, citing government sources. Indian Potash Ltd.