Germany increased its Russian fertilizer purchases by 3.3 times in the first half of 2023, compared to the average level of the previous five years. This has been reported DEA News According to German statistics.
It is stated that Germany bought fertilizer from the Russian Federation for 151.3 million dollars between January and June, and it bought fertilizer from Russia for an average of 45.5 million dollars in the first half of the year in the previous five years.
This figure is reported to have reached its highest level since at least 2008. The previous record fertilizer purchase from Russia was recorded in 2016 with $105.2 million.
Before that, the Berliner Zeitung newspaper Wrote It is stated that Germany has become dependent on Russia’s agricultural fertilizers by reducing its natural gas purchases from Russia. The publication says that Germany “got rid of gas dependence on Russia” but came back “through the back door”. The German Statistics Service and the German Agricultural Industry Association reported that at the end of the season, nitrogen fertilizer imports from Russia, which are indispensable for agriculture, increased by 334%. It is stated that similar dynamics can be observed throughout Europe.
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