Govt Purchase Committee approves fertiliser purchase deals

The government on Tuesday approved separate proposals for procuring some 210 thousand metric tons of fertiliser from various sources to meet the country’s agricultural demand during the upcoming crop seasons.

The approvals came from the 5th meeting of the Advisers Council Committee on Government Purchase in this year held today at the Cabinet Division Conference Room at Bangladesh Secretariat with Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed in the chair.

The Adviser also briefed reporters after the meeting.

The committee approved the import of 40,000 metric tons of DAP fertilizer under the 11th optional lot from OCP Nutricrops of Morocco at a cost of Tk 3.1951 billion, with a unit price of US$651 per metric ton.

It also endorsed proposals for importing 30,000 metric tons of TSP fertilizer each under the 17th and 18th lots from the same supplier OCP Nutricrops, Morocco costing Tk 1.8453 billion per lot.

Besides, the committee recommended importing 40,000 metric tons of DAP fertiliser under the first lot of 2026 from MA’ADEN of Saudi Arabia at a cost of Tk 3.2392 billion.

In addition, proposals for importing 30,000 metric tons of bagged granular urea fertilizer from KAFCO, Bangladesh, with around Tk 1.5308 billion and 40,000 metric tons of bulk granular urea fertilizer from SABIC Agri-nutrients Company of Saudi Arabia with around Tk 2.0531 billion were also approved.

Officials said the fertiliser imports would help ensure uninterrupted supply to farmers and support food security.