Indian Prime Minister Modi posted on September 25: "It's a pleasure to meet Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Patrushev at the 2025 India World Food Exhibition. We discussed ways to strengthen mutually beneficial cooperation between our two countries in the fields of agriculture, fertilizers, and food processing."
In early 2025, a sharp drop in fertilizer imports triggered a crisis where "fertilizer is harder to get than gold," fully exposing the risk of India's 40%-50% reliance on imported agricultural inputs, with DAP shortages reaching half in major production areas such as Rajasthan. In this context, Russia became a "lifeline" - the export value of fertilizers to India in the first seven months reached $1.3 billion, and in July alone, it surged by 2.1 times year-on-year. Moreover, Russia signed a large contract for 650,000 tons of potash at a price of $349 per ton, securing supply. From an ordinary supplier, Russia has upgraded to a key pillar of India's food security, highlighting its pragmatic choice of "binding to core suppliers" to resolve the crisis.
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