# Agri ministry seeks Tk8,000cr more for subsidies in FY26 budget | The Business Standard

> Bangladesh's Ministry of Agriculture has proposed a Tk25,000 crore agricultural subsidy budget for FY2025-26, Tk8,000 crore more than this year. The Finance Division prefers to hold it at Tk17,000 crore, and most of the subsidy goes to fertilizers.

- Date: 2025-03-21 · published 2025-03-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Bangladesh · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/25924-agri-ministry-seeks-tk8-000cr-more-for-subsidies-in-fy26-budget-the-business
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md)

## Why it matters

Larger fertilizer subsidies in Bangladesh would support urea import demand, though the budget is still under negotiation and the effect on global prices is small.

## Read by commodity

- UREA: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2020-09-06 | [There is no fertiliser crisis in the country: Agriculture minister \| The Business Standard](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51418-there-is-no-fertiliser-crisis-in-the-country-agriculture-minister-the-business.md) | -1.5% | -6.0% |
| UREA | 2022-02-14 | [Fertiliser subsidy going to be three times higher \| The Business Standard](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43008-fertiliser-subsidy-going-to-be-three-times-higher-the-business-standard.md) | -3.8% | +38.2% |
| UREA | 2021-10-19 | [China's curbs on fertiliser exports may affect India, says report \| Economy & Policy News - Business Standard](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44477-china-s-curbs-on-fertiliser-exports-may-affect-india-says-report-economy-and.md) | -2.5% | +10.5% |
| UREA | 2023-09-07 | [China's urea export curbs may not hit India much, push up global rates \| Economy & Policy News - Business Standard](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9878-china-s-urea-export-curbs-may-not-hit-india-much-push-up-global-rates-economy.md) | -0.6% | -4.9% |
| UREA | 2020-06-22 | [Fertilizer industry hints at hike in urea price - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52917-fertilizer-industry-hints-at-hike-in-urea-price-business-recorder.md) | +2.3% | +6.2% |

## Sources

- tbsnews.net: https://www.tbsnews.net/agriculture/agri-ministry-seeks-tk8000cr-more-subsidies-fy26-budget-1098051

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