Prabowo and Australian PM Discuss Commodity and Energy Supplies

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has expressed appreciation to President Prabowo Subianto for providing assurances on urea fertiliser supplies to Australia amid global geopolitical turbulence. Albanese conveyed this via a post on his X account (formerly Twitter) on Tuesday, 21 April 2026.

Albanese mentioned that he had spoken with President Prabowo to discuss the conflict in West Asia and its impacts on the region, including commodity supplies. “I thank President Prabowo for his help in securing additional fertiliser for Australia,” Albanese wrote on his X account @AlboMP.

Albanese stated that Australia and Indonesia are collaborating to ensure the sustainability of essential commodity supplies for both countries. In addition to commodity supplies, Albanese noted that he and Prabowo also discussed efforts to enhance energy supply chain resilience. “Strong relations in the region are more important than ever, and both countries are each other’s closest friends,” Albanese remarked.

President Prabowo Subianto received a phone call from Anthony Albanese on Tuesday afternoon, 21 April 2026. According to Cabinet Secretary Teddy Indra Wijaya, PM Albanese expressed appreciation for Indonesia’s initiative to begin exporting 250,000 tonnes of urea fertiliser to Australia.

Besides Australia, Teddy said, Indonesia is also expanding its fertiliser export markets by exploring shipments to several other countries. He described this step as part of strengthening Indonesia’s role in the global supply chain. “Some of the urea fertiliser will also be exported to India, the Philippines, Thailand, and Brazil, with a total export commitment of approximately 1 million tonnes,” Teddy stated in his written remarks on Tuesday, 21 April 2026.

On the other hand, according to Teddy, the government emphasises that export policies will maintain a balance with domestic supplies. He conveyed that the government will ensure adequate national production capacity. Currently, he said, national urea production exceeds domestic needs. “According to data from the Ministry of Agriculture, total national urea production is 7.8 million tonnes, while domestic needs are around 6.3 million tonnes,” Teddy said.