Bangladesh’s stock of chemical fertiliser is 262,100 tonnes higher than at the same time last year. The country now holds a total of 1,607,100 tonnes. The Ministry of Agriculture has given strict instructions to field administration and agriculture officials to make sure farmers get the fertiliser they need in the coming Rabi season and to prevent an artificial shortage.
The instructions went to deputy commissioners and to deputy directors of the Department of Agricultural Extension.
To protect farm output and food security, the ministry stressed assessing real demand for fertiliser, allocating it correctly and monitoring stocks regularly.
According to the latest figures from the ministry and related offices, the total stock at the same point of the 2025-26 fiscal year was 1,345,000 tonnes. In the current fiscal year it has risen to 1,607,100 tonnes.
The country now holds 606,900 tonnes of urea, 407,000 tonnes of TSP, 331,100 tonnes of DAP and 262,100 tonnes of MOP.
Total demand for the 2026-27 fiscal year has been set at 5,805,000 tonnes. From the start of the fiscal year to 2 November, 1,950,500 tonnes were distributed across the country.
That included 874,300 tonnes of urea, 275,300 tonnes of TSP, 463,000 tonnes of DAP and 337,900 tonnes of MOP. In addition, 714,200 tonnes have been allocated for November to meet farmers’ demand.
The ministry has given field officials several instructions to keep demand and stocks in order. They include drawing allocations of urea, TSP, DAP and MOP in line with demand, comparing earlier demand and stocks to identify upazilas likely to face shortages, and assessing real demand for the coming Rabi season to plan supply in advance.
Deputy directors have also been told to verify real demand in the field and send the figures on time, and not to report demand higher or lower than it is.
To keep order in the market, dealers have been told to display the government’s price list and their stock figures in their shops. Officials have been told to run mobile courts and regular drives against hoarding, artificial shortages, selling above the set price and smuggling across the border.
To get fertiliser to genuine farmers at a fair price, officials have been told to use farmer cards and farmer lists and to step up monitoring against the misuse of farm fertiliser in industry. District and upazila fertiliser monitoring committees are to meet regularly, send stock and sales reports and inform the ministry at once if any problem arises.
Md Abdur Rahim, director general of the Department of Agricultural Extension, said the department and field administration are working to get fertiliser to farmers’ doorsteps on time and at a fair price in the coming Rabi season. Stocks are in a satisfactory position compared with last year, and there is enough fertiliser now, he said.
He said deputy directors and other field officials are working to clear up confusion among farmers and fears of an artificial shortage. He asked farmers not to buy more fertiliser than they need and store it at home, saying every farmer will get what they need. Close watch is being kept so that no dealer can create an artificial shortage, he said.
Abdur Rahim added that the country has been divided into 14 zones, with 14 officials appointed to oversee fertiliser supply and management. They will coordinate the government’s plan with the work of the field administration.
Agriculture Secretary Md Selim Khan said the government has given top priority to farm output and food security in the coming Rabi season. Stocks are satisfactory compared with last year, he said, and the field administration and the Department of Agricultural Extension are keeping a close watch to ensure uninterrupted supply to farmers.
He said district administrations and officials have been told to take action against anyone who harasses farmers by creating an artificial shortage. Close monitoring also helped deliver a bumper Aman harvest this year, he said.
The secretary said the north of the country is one of the main centres of farm production and plays an important part in national food security. So 26 senior ministry officials have been given charge of monitoring fertiliser management in 26 districts of the Rajshahi, Khulna and Rangpur divisions to keep supply smooth in the Rabi season.
He said he expects no shortage of fertiliser in the Rabi season, thanks to the government’s planning, timely lifting of fertiliser and coordinated work. Farmers will get the fertiliser they need on time and at a fair price, he said.
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