DA: Russia to supply fertilizer to Philippines

MANILA – The Department of Agriculture- Fertilizer and Pesticide Authority (DA-FPA) on Tuesday stated that Russia has promised to supply traditional fertilizer urea to the Philippines amid the worsening limitation of fertilizer supply worldwide.

“We are really lacking, but we are looking at how to solve these things. We have meetings with Russia, they have responded, I just received a call, that they are willing to supply us the fertilizer,” FPA Deputy Executive Director Myer Mula in a virtual presser.

According to DA Spokesperson Assistant Secretary Noel Reyes, the volume of importation is yet to be determined.

“We already have a commitment, between Russia and the Philippines, through the DA-FPA, we will import Urea from Russia, maybe we will talk about the volume price soon,” he said.

Due to the impact of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic, Mula admitted that the supply of fertilizer in the country is at risk with the country’s import dependency affected by the strategic supply restrictions of several countries, and the ongoing conflict between Ukraine and Russia.

“If you have to analyze it deeply, we are still import-dependent, hundred percent,” he said.

Given the current circumstances, the DA stated it is impossible to reverse the trend of increasing fertilizer prices.

“It can’t be done, because the supply, it’s global, it’s not only [experienced] in the Philippines if you look in the news abroad, it’s the same,” he said.

Aside from Russia, the DA mentioned that they are also expecting fertilizer supply from Indonesia, Malaysia, and China, targeting at least 600,000 metric tons needed for the upcoming cropping seasons.

The DA said that with all these challenges, it’s high time for farmers to understand and use the Balanced Fertilization Strategy (BFS), as it will help maintain soil fertility through the utilization of combined organic and inorganic fertilizers.

It would also enable them minimize their usage of chemical fertilizers while preserving yield, an undeniable benefit given the increasing price of conventional fertilizers.

They also highlighted the significance of conducting soil analysis, as is done strategically in India.

“What they are doing there is if you’re planting rice, [and] if you will be on a crop rotation, you will again conduct a soil analysis, because sometimes there are fertilizer residue, so [we will no longer use] the recommended, we can save more, so such systems must be improved here,” Mula said.

The DA has recorded in 2021 more than 2.134 million metric tons of imported six major grades of fertilizers from several countries including China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Qatar, Canada, Japan, and Korea, among others; while only 302,512.25 metric tons were accounted for locally produced fertilizers.

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