Maharashtra Agriculture Department instructed municipal and district officials to maintain adequate supplies of quality seeds and fertilisers to prevent farmer shortages during late-stage sowing.
WHY THIS MATTERS · This matters because most of the world's fertilizer flows through a handful of choke points — Russian and Belarusian potash, Moroccan phosphate, gas-linked nitrogen — so one export curb or gas spike raises fertilizer costs, cuts crop yields, and pushes food prices up fastest in poor import-dependent countries.
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"Minister Bharane said the Agriculture Department has issued specific instructions to municipal and district officials to ensure adequate supplies of quality seeds and fertilisers are maintained so that farmers face no shortages when sustained rainfall finally permits late-stage sowing."
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- World Bank fertiliser price index rose more than 12 percent in Q1 2026, reaching its highest level since October 2022.
- FAO warned scarcity of urea and other nitrogen products will lower crop yields through the 2026-2027 growing season.
- Roughly 30 percent of the world's seaborne fertiliser trade passes through the Strait of Hormuz.