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China has stepped up customs checks on fertilizer exports, especially ammonium sulphate, after misdeclaration cases emerged and global prices jumped amid disruptions linked to the Strait of Hormuz.

Bio Voltex is seeking approval for a plant in Penobsquis, New Brunswick, that would turn farm and fish waste into natural gas and fertilizer. The company says construction could begin this fall and gas could start flowing in the first quarter of 2028.

Rising fertilizer prices and supply disruptions are pushing Australia back toward a more serious discussion about domestic fertilizer capacity and phosphate processing.

Australia has launched a government-industry working group on urea because a large share of supplies still depends on shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.

Disruption in the Strait of Hormuz is hitting both urea trade and LNG flows, putting new pressure on fertilizer markets. Governments and farmers are responding with stockpiles, crop shifts and more efficient nutrient use.

India has moved to import 2.5 million tonnes of urea ahead of monsoon planting as supply risks rise across West Asia.

IFFCO and Indian officials say fertilizer supplies remain adequate for farmers even as the West Asia crisis raises risks for raw materials, shipping and global prices.

India has detailed a large enforcement drive against fertiliser hoarding, diversion and black marketing. Since April 2025, authorities say they have carried out 466,415 raids alongside thousands of administrative and criminal actions.

Shipping disruption in the Strait of Hormuz has sent urea prices sharply higher just as U.S. farmers move into the peak spring nitrogen application period.

After a US sanctions step on selected Belarus entities, fertilizer markets reassessed potash availability, while EU restrictions and logistics remain key constraints.

Amid supply-chain instability, India is debating a move from import-heavy fertilizer policy toward nutrient-use efficiency and biological enhancement tools.

China’s tighter fertilizer export controls are amplifying global supply stress and price risks for crop input markets.

India is trying to secure urea for kharif through domestic plants, but higher gas and import costs are increasing fiscal and farm-input pressure.

A PLOS ONE study from Egypt tested Azolla-based green manure and compost in heavy-metal-contaminated soils and reported improvements in rice performance and key soil indicators.

A Nature Communications study estimated global soil microbial nitrogen-use efficiency (NUE) and phosphorus-use efficiency (PUE), with mean values of 0.60 and 0.35 respectively.

Biofertilisers are gaining ground in India as farmers confront soil degradation, distorted nutrient use and rising input costs. BusinessLine reports that microbial products are increasingly seen as a way to protect yields while rebuilding soil health.