The newspaper writes that with the reduction of natural gas purchases from Russia, Germany has become dependent on Russian agricultural fertilizers. Berliner Zeitung.
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 Agricultural Industry Association reported that at the end of the season, indispensable nitrogen fertilizer for agriculture was imported from Russia. augmented by 334%.
It is stated that similar dynamics can be observed across Europe. According to the newspaper, Russia increased its nitrogen fertilizer exports five times in the 2022-2023 season.
Association representative Martin May stated that gas and electricity account for 80-90% of the cost of mineral fertilizers.
“After all, imported fertilizers are nothing more than cheap Russian natural gas at the next stage of the value chain,” he explained.
Rising energy prices compared to May caused local chemical businesses to collapse, so Germany began to import more fertilizers.
It is stated that Germany imports 95 percent of nitrogen fertilizers from other countries.
Prior to that, the Financial Time edition cited the report by the nonprofit Global Witness, WroteThe European Union said it has sharply increased its imports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Russia this year, despite the bloc’s effort to phase out Russian power by 2027.
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