India asks China for urea as war-induced gas crunch bites

Synopsis India has asked China to allow the sale of some urea cargoes as the war in the Middle East disrupts gas supplies needed for fertilizer production. Indian officials have urged Beijing to ease export restrictions as liquefied natural gas shortages force some domestic fertilizer plants to shut. India has asked China to allow the sale of some urea cargoes as the war in the Middle East curtails the nation’s gas supplies, threatening fertilizer production in the agricultural powerhouse. Indian officials have asked their Chinese counterparts to consider easing export restrictions as the expanding conflict upends supplies of liquefied natural…