Sector Snapshot · Fertilizers & Agrochemicals

India's Agrochemical Exports Nearly Triple in a Decade

A fast-read primer on India's fertilizers and agrochemicals sector — the backdrop against which we benchmark every company's cost structure in this category.

US$3.3 bn
Agrochemical exports, FY25
#3
Global rank as agrochemical exporter
#2
India's rank as food grain producer globally
Rs 1,62,671 cr
Agriculture budget allocation, 2026
25.25%
CAGR of organic products demand, 2022-27

Exports and Budget Support Are Both Climbing

Agrochemical exports have nearly tripled in a decade, backed by a fast-growing agriculture budget.

Agrochemical Exports (US$ billion)

FY15 → FY25

$1.3bn
FY15
$3.3bn
FY25

Dept. of Agriculture Budget (Rs crore)

2013-14 → 2025-26

Rs21,933cr
2013-14
Rs1,27,290cr
2025-26

What's Pushing the Sector Forward

Global scale, rising demand, and consistent budgetary support all point the same direction.

Global Standing
  • 3rd-largest agrochemical exporter, per ACFI and Deloitte
  • 2nd-largest producer of food grains, fruits & vegetables
Growing Demand
  • Organic products demand to grow at 25.25% CAGR, 2022-27
Policy Support
  • Agriculture budget up more than 5x since 2013-14
  • PM Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana: Rs24,000cr for 1.7cr farmers

Recent Developments

A sample of the industry-wide and policy moves shaping the sector through early 2026.

Companies We Benchmark in This Sector

Listed Indian Fertilizers & Agrochemicals companies in tDoBe's cost-benchmarking coverage.

Coromandel International
FACT
UPL
PI Industries
Sumitomo Chemical
Bayer Crop Science
Chambal Fertilisers
Paradeep Phosphates
Sharda Cropchem
RCF
GSFC
NACL Industries
Dhanuka Agritech
Rallis India
National Fertilizer
Bhagiradha Chemicals
GSP Crop Science
Bharat Rasayan

The Cost Benchmark — What We Actually FoundtDoBe Think Report

The market facts above are public background. What follows is tDoBe's own work: every "Other Expenses" line from these companies' own financial records, read by hand and sorted into one clear set of categories — not a keyword search, not each company's own way of reporting it.

15.1%
tDoBe Average — Other Expenses as % of net revenue
3.0×
Gap between the highest and lowest company
11
Cost categories, sorted by meaning
3.5%
Biggest single category — Freight, Distribution & Logistics
FY24/25
Latest available financial records

Where Companies Land — Total Other Expenses

Each mark is one company's total Other Expenses as % of net revenue. No company is named here.

15.1%
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%35%

tDoBe Average by Cost Category

Ranked from biggest to smallest.

Freight, Distribution & Logistics
3.5%
Miscellaneous & Others
2.9%
Power & Fuel/Utilities
1.2%
Repairs & Maintenance
0.5%
Legal & Professional Fees
0.4%
Total Other Expenses
15.1%
Where the Cost Really Sits

Freight, Distribution & Logistics is the single largest category at 3.5% of revenue — unsurprising for a sector that moves heavy, bulky product nationwide — with Miscellaneous & Others close behind at 2.9%.

Why the Range Is So Wide

This sector spans bulk fertiliser manufacturing and specialty agrochemicals, two different cost profiles, which explains most of the 3.0x gap between the highest and lowest company.

One Company Held Back

FACT Ltd's latest available financial filing is more than two years old, so we've left it out of this round rather than compare it on stale numbers. It will rejoin once a current filing is available.

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Compiled from public government and industry sources, February 2026 update · Figures rounded · tDoBe sector snapshot, for informational purposes · Cost Benchmark findings compiled from companies' own financial records, FY2024/25.