The government will import 2.15 lakh MT of various kinds of fertilisers under state-to-state agreements with Russia, Morocco and Canada for ensuring adequate supply for the 2025–26 fiscal year.

The decision was taken at the meeting of the Advisers Council Committee on Government Purchase at the Secretariat on Tuesday with Finance Adviser Salehuddin Ahmed in the chair.

According to official documents, the Ministry of Agriculture placed the proposals with Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation (BADC) as the implementing agency.

From Russia, Bangladesh will import the first lot of 35,000 metric tonnes of Muriate of Potash (MOP) fertiliser from JSC “Foreign Economic Corporation (Prodintorg)” at $361 per tonne. The total contract value stands at $1.26 crore, equivalent to Tk154.91 crore.

Bangladesh will also import fertilisers from Morocco through OCP, Nutricrops.

The second lot of 40,000 tonnes of Diammonium Phosphate (DAP) will be imported at $782.67 per tonne costing $3.13 crore or Tk384.45 crore.

The 2025–26 target for DAP imports is 8.81 lakh tonnes of which Morocco will supply 2.81 lakh tonnes.

The third lot of 30,000 tonnes of TSP will be procured at the same unit price and contract terms, costing another Tk215.04 crore.

For 2025–26, the TSP import target is 4.25 lakh tonnes, of which Morocco will provide 3.25 lakh tonnes.

From Canada, Bangladesh will import two lots of MOP fertiliser through the Canadian Commercial Corporation.

The fourth lot of 40,000 tonnes will be imported at $361 per tonne, totalling $1.44 crore or Tk177.32 crore.

The fifth lot of 40,000 tonnes, also at $361 per tonne, will be imported at $1.44 crore or Tk177.03 crore.

Out of the total MOP target of 5.99 lakh tonnes for FY2025–26, Canada will supply 4 lakh tonnes.

Officials said these state-level contracts, renewed earlier this year, follow the pricing formulas stipulated in the agreements and are designed to ensure stable fertiliser supply to farmers at a time of rising global market volatility.