The Fertilizer Association of Malawi has hinted that fertilizer prices will go up between June and July this year.
The rise of the prices is as a result of the war between Ukraine and Russia.
Speaking to MIJ Online, Mbawaka Phiri, the association’s executive administration officer said Russia is a major exporter of natural gas which is used to produce Urea and other fertilizers.
She in the 2022/2023 agriculture season the country should expect higher prices of fertilizer than of the previous farming season.
She said the impact will be felt in Malawi in June or July.
Meanwhile, Phiri has expressed fear that a plan by government not engage middlemen in the procurement of fertilizer will suffocate the private sector.