Indonesia plans to export up to 1.5 million tons of urea fertilizer amid global supply disruptions due to geopolitical conflicts.
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KONTAN.CO.ID - JAKARTA. Indonesia plans to export up to 1.5 million tons of urea fertilizer amid global supply disruptions due to geopolitical conflicts and limited distribution through the Strait of Hormuz. Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Sudaryono, said the global disruption also affects the world's fertilizer supply, considering that about a third of global fertilizer distribution goes through that route. This condition has prompted several countries to seek alternative supplies, including from Indonesia. Nevertheless, Sudaryono assured that Indonesia's position is relatively secure, particularly for urea fertilizer, which is a major component of the nation's fertilizer needs. "For urea, we can meet the demand without imports because its raw material is natural gas and it is available domestically," said Sudaryono during a press conference at the Ministry of Agriculture building in Jakarta on Wednesday (15/4/2026). He mentioned that the total national fertilizer production ...