# Fertiliser subsidy going to be three times higher | The Business Standard

> Bangladesh's government will need roughly Tk 28,000 crore for fertiliser subsidies against a budget of Tk 9,500 crore, as the import price of urea has tripled in a year. The agriculture minister said there is no plan to raise farm fertiliser prices for now, but warned subsidy support would be hard to sustain if volatility persists.

- Date: 2022-02-14 · published 2022-02-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Bangladesh · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/43008-fertiliser-subsidy-going-to-be-three-times-higher-the-business-standard
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md)

## Why it matters

Sharply higher urea import costs signal elevated nitrogen prices globally, which feed into farm input costs and grain production economics.

## 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 | 2025-03-21 | [Agri ministry seeks Tk8,000cr more for subsidies in FY26 budget \| The Business Standard](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25924-agri-ministry-seeks-tk8-000cr-more-for-subsidies-in-fy26-budget-the-business.md) | -0.6% | +6.5% |
| 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 | 2021-03-18 | [MARD asks to halt fertiliser exports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48427-mard-asks-to-halt-fertiliser-exports.md) | +0.3% | -1.7% |
| UREA | 2022-09-01 | ['Substantial upside risk' to urea prices - but values of other fertilizers to dip - Grain Price News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12415-substantial-upside-risk-to-urea-prices-but-values-of-other-fertilizers-to-dip.md) | -5.4% | -5.9% |

## Sources

- tbsnews.net: https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/fertiliser-subsidy-going-be-three-times-higher-370735

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