Nusa Dua, Bali (ANTARA) – Multiple countries are eyeing Indonesian fertilizer due to the geopolitical crisis in the Middle East, which has disrupted the global urea supply, Deputy Minister of Agriculture Sudaryono informed.”They want to import fertilizer from Indonesia, no matter what the price,” he said on the sidelines of the 2026 Asia Fertilizer Conference in Nusa Dua, Bali, on Wednesday.According to him, six countries are showing interest in importing fertilizer from Indonesia, including India, Brazil, Australia, and the Philippines.Sudaryono explained that the Middle East conflict has disrupted global trade routes in the Strait of Hormuz, including fertilizer supplies, as approximately 30 percent of the world's fertilizer passes through this vital waterway.This condition has led to a sharp increase in prices, with data from Trading Economics on Wednesday recording urea prices reaching US$690 per ton, up from around US$350–380 in early January 2026.On the other hand, he underlined Indonesia's potential in stabilizing the global fertilizer supply after the government confirmed the sufficient supply of domestic agricultural fertilizer.Sudaryono mentioned that Indonesia's current fertilizer production capacity reaches around 14.5 million to 15 million tons per year, with the state-owned fertilizer enterprise, PT Pupuk Indonesia, as one of the largest domestic fertilizer producers contributing to supplying the global market.Pupuk Indonesia President Director Rahmad Pribadi said his office exports an average of 1.5 million to two million tons of fertilizer per year.The company recorded an annual urea output of 9.4 million tons, with domestic demand averaging about seven million tons.With this realization, Pribadi ensured that domestic demand for urea is secure, thus providing potential for export markets.Besides urea, Pupuk Indonesia also produces an average of 4.6 million tons of nitrogen, phosphate, and potassium (NPK) fertilizer per year, and 0.8 million tons of other fertilizers per year.The corporation's export partner countries include the Philippines, Japan, the United States, South Korea, Australia, Mexico, China, Thailand, India, Vietnam, and countries in the Asia Pacific, Middle East, and Africa.