Indian Ambassador Calls Amran, Wants to Buy 500,000 Tonnes of Indonesian Urea Fertiliser

Minister of Agriculture Andi Amran Sulaiman stated that he was directly contacted by the Indian Ambassador to Indonesia, Sandeep Chakravorty. Representing the Indian government, Sandeep expressed a desire to import 500,000 tonnes of urea fertiliser from PT Pupuk Indonesia (Persero). “The fertiliser request came directly from the Indian Ambassador, who called about five days ago, if I’m not mistaken, requesting 500,000 tonnes of urea fertiliser,” Amran said when met at the Office of the Coordinating Ministry for Food, Jakarta, on Wednesday (22/4/2026). Besides India, the Indonesian government has also been approached by the governments of Australia, Brazil, and the Philippines. All four countries are interested in purchasing urea from Indonesia. Approximately 30 percent of the global urea supply is known to come from Gulf countries. Nevertheless, Amran said the government has not yet decided on the volume of urea to be exported to these friendly nations. “Australia has already committed to 250,000 tonnes in the first phase,” Amran said. Amid geopolitical turmoil causing urea supply crises in some countries, Indonesia is instead in surplus. Urea is made from natural gas, the raw material for which is fully supplied domestically. According to Amran, in a year, PT Pupuk Indonesia through its subsidiaries can produce 7.8 million tonnes of urea. “So we might release 1 million tonnes. We’ll see what is best for the nation,” he said. On a separate occasion, PT Pupuk Indonesia’s President Director Rahmad Pambudi stated that his company is ready to export 1.5 to 2 million tonnes. According to him, export demand for fertiliser is increasing because several countries are entering their planting seasons. For example, the United States is in its corn planting season, while Australia is entering its wheat planting season. Meanwhile, the global urea supply is disrupted due to the impact of war. “So this is indeed a time when the world’s needs are high. Alhamdulillah, hopefully with prayers, Indonesia and Pupuk Indonesia can contribute to saving the world’s food,” Rahmad said at the Ministry of Agriculture, Jakarta, on Monday (30/3/2026).