Russia changes export quotas for fertilizers under sanctions

Until May 31, it will be possible to export up to 5.7 million tons of nitrogen fertilizers and up to 5.6 million tons of complex fertilizers.The authorities restricted the export of these goods last fall.

The government has set new export quotas for Russian producers of mineral fertilizers. The corresponding decree was signed by Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, according to the website of the Cabinet.

“The current export quotas for Russian producers of mineral fertilizers have been temporarily increased by almost 700 thousand tons <...>. The decision will be valid until May 31, 2022 inclusive.

Thus, about 5.7 million tons of nitrogen fertilizers were allowed to be exported. The export quota for complex fertilizers will be about 5.6 million tons. - no more than 5.35 million tons. Restrictions are valid from December 1 to May 31, 2022 inclusive. They do not apply to the supply of fertilizers to the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics, as well as to Abkhazia and South Ossetia.

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According to the Cabinet of Ministers, these measures will help support fertilizer producers, “who face the risk of downtime due to low demand in the domestic market and sanctions from unfriendly states.”

In early April, President Vladimir Putin expressed confidence that Western countries would buy Russian fertilizers because they were in short supply. “The deficit will be taken. Will. No one wants to die of hunger,” the head of state is convinced.

The United States , in particular, excluded some goods, including fertilizers, from the list of sanctions against Russia.

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