Agriculture Minister: Four Countries Want to Import Indonesian Fertiliser
Agriculture Minister Andi Amran Sulaiman stated that he has received requests from representatives of India, Australia, the Philippines, and Brazil for Indonesian urea fertiliser. “These four countries have requested and pleaded to obtain urea,” said Amran at the Coordinating Ministry for Food office on Wednesday, 22 April 2026.
Amran recounted that about five days ago, he received a phone call from the Indian Ambassador. Over the phone connection, the Indian Ambassador proposed importing around 500,000 tonnes of urea fertiliser. Meanwhile, Australia has also proposed importing around 250,000 tonnes of fertiliser for the first phase.
He stated that Indonesia’s current fertiliser production is 7.8 million tonnes. Meanwhile, domestic needs are around 6 million tonnes. The Agriculture Minister has opened the possibility of exporting 1 million tonnes from the production surplus. “We will see what is best for the nation,” he said.
The plan to export fertiliser was previously conveyed by Deputy Agriculture Minister Sudaryono. Sudaryono said that four countries are in communication to import urea fertiliser from Indonesia amid global distribution disruptions due to the situation in the Strait of Hormuz.
“So far, those that have communicated are India, the Philippines, Brazil, and Australia (interested in importing urea fertiliser from Indonesia),” said Sudaryono after receiving a visit from Australian Ambassador to Indonesia Roderick Brazier in Jakarta on Wednesday, 15 April 2026, citing Antara.
According to him, the surge in demand is due to global supply chain disruptions triggered by geopolitical conflicts and disruptions to the main international fertiliser distribution routes.
The Gerindra Party politician explained that around a third of the world’s fertiliser distribution passes through the Strait of Hormuz, so disruptions in that area have a significant impact on global supplies. This condition has driven a sharp rise in global fertiliser prices. Urea prices, which previously ranged from US$600–700 per tonne, have now surged to nearly US$900.