New Delhi, Sep 10 (PTI) State-owned NFL on Thursday said its fertilisers sales have risen 16 per cent during April-August period at nearly 24 lakh tonne.

In a filing to the BSE, NFL said it has recorded the total fertilizer sale of 23.81 Lakh tonne in April-August, 2020 showing a growth of 16 per cent compared to previous best of 20.57 lakh tonne recorded during the same period in 2019-20.

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On the production front too, the company has surpassed the production target by producing 16.1 1 lakh tonne of urea in the first five months of 2020-21 fiscal, higher 13 per cent compared to 14.26 lakh tonne produced in the year-ago period.

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