Filed 21 Jul 2026
- Price increases largely passed on; further hikes expected to be marginal, with volume growth prioritized.
- Capacity utilization slightly higher YoY; inventory elevated due to delayed monsoon and channel cautiousness.
- Delayed and below-normal monsoon impacting sowing and crop protection demand, especially cotton and groundnut.
- Indian agrochemical industry expected to grow 6-8% in FY27; seed segment mid to high single digits excluding cotton.
- Raw material costs elevated but stabilized recently; inventory pre-buying and digital initiatives helped margin resilience.
- Domestic cotton acreage likely flat or lower; focus shifting to rice, maize, millet, pulses, and oilseeds for volume growth.