BANGKOK, May 25. /TASS/. The Philippines expect to get urea, a traditional fertilizer, from Russia amid worsening of their global supplies, the Philippines News Agency reported, citing Myer Mula, the Deputy Executive Director of the Fertilizer and Pesticide Authority with the Department of Agriculture (DA-FPA).

"We are really lacking, but we are looking at how to solve these things. We have meetings with Russia, they have responded, I just received a call, that they are willing to supply us the fertilizer," the official said.

The country’s supply of fertilizer is at risk due to the impact of the coronavirus disease pandemic, with the country’s import dependency affected by the strategic supply restrictions of several countries, and the ongoing conflict between Ukraine and Russia, Mula noted. "If you have to analyze it deeply, we are still import-dependent, hundred percent," he added.

Assistant Secretary to the Department of Agriculture’s Spokesperson Noel Reyes said the volume of importation is yet to be determined, the news agency reported.

"We already have a commitment, between Russia and the Philippines, through the DA-FPA, we will import urea from Russia, maybe we will talk about the volume price soon," he said.

Deliveries of fertilizers are also planned from Indonesia, Malaysia and China with the volume of at least 600,000 tonnes for the forthcoming sowing season in the Philippines.