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April 21, 2026 | 09:40 pm
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto received a phone call from Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Tuesday afternoon, April 21, 2026. According to Cabinet Secretary Teddy Indra Wijaya, Albanese expressed appreciation for Indonesia's initiative to start exporting urea fertilizer to Australia through the communication.
"PM Albanese expressed appreciation for the President's approval regarding the export of 250,000 tons of Indonesian urea fertilizer to Australia in the first phase," Teddy said in his written statement on Tuesday.
In addition to Australia, Teddy mentioned that Indonesia is expanding its fertilizer export market by exploring shipments to other countries. He referred to this step as a way to strengthen Indonesia's role in the global supply chain.
"In the future, some urea fertilizers will also be exported to India, the Philippines, Thailand, and Brazil, with a total export commitment of approximately 1 million tons," Teddy said.
On the other hand, according to Teddy, the government emphasizes that the export policy still maintains the balance of domestic supply. He stated that the government will ensure adequate national production capacity.
Currently, he stated that the national urea production exceeds domestic demand. "According to the Ministry of Agriculture data, the total national urea production is 7.8 million tons, and the domestic demand is around 6.3 million tons," Teddy explained.
The government previously claimed that Indonesia was ready to export fertilizer and capitalize on global market opportunities resulting from disrupted international distribution routes in the Middle East, particularly in the Strait of Hormuz.
"We have a plan, this year we have stocks and can export a total of 1.5 million tons of fertilizer," said Deputy Minister of Agriculture Sudaryono in a statement in Jakarta on Friday, as quoted from Antara.
He explained that currently, one-third of the world's fertilizer distribution passes through the Strait of Hormuz, and most of the supply comes from that region. However, the disruption in that area has made it difficult for many countries to obtain fertilizer, especially urea fertilizer.
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