RUSSIA HALTS AMMONIUM NITRATE EXPORTS

March 24th, 2026

Via: ZeroHedge:

The fertilizer crisis appears to be worsening just as the Northern Hemisphere planting season, in some areas, is about to begin, with top ammonium nitrate supplier Russia announcing on Tuesday via state media that exports of the critical crop nutrient will be halted.

Russia’s state-run news agency TASS said Russia will suspend ammonium nitrate exports from March 21 through April 21. The report cited a statement from the Agriculture Ministry.

The temporary restriction is intended to secure domestic fertilizer supplies during the spring planting season. Exports made under intergovernmental agreements are exempt.

Russia is the world’s largest producer of ammonium nitrate. In 2024, the country produced about 12 million tons, roughly 47% of the global output of the plant nutrient. It was also the largest exporter at about 2.7 million tons, around 37% of global export volume and 40% of export value.

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One Response to “RUSSIA HALTS AMMONIUM NITRATE EXPORTS”

  1. soothing hex says:
    March 25, 2026 at 8:16 am

    https://www.boilingcold.com.au/glitch-shuts-australias-biggest-maker-of-v/ (March 21, 2026)

    Australia’s largest ammonia plant will be shut for two months to repair damage caused by a power outage […] Yara’s Pilbara plant, which uses gas to produce 850,000 tonnes of ammonia a year, suffered a power outage last week, damaging equipment.

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