Kyrgyzstan Raises Russian Fertilizer Imports 60% in First Half of 2026
Kyrgyzstan bought $20.3 million of Russian fertilizer from January through June 2026, 1.6 times the year-earlier amount. Russia’s share of the country’s fertilizer imports increased from 40% to 50%, led by nitrogen and mixed products.
Russian supplies rise faster than the overall market
Kyrgyzstan increased its purchases of Russian fertilizer by nearly two-thirds in the first half of 2026, reinforcing Russia’s position as the country’s leading external supplier of agricultural nutrients. From January through June, imports from Russia reached $20.3 million, 1.6 times the value recorded during the same period a year earlier, Lenta.ru reported, citing RIA Novosti and data from Kyrgyzstan’s statistical service.
The report put the volume of Russian fertilizer purchased during the period at almost 6 million tonnes. Kyrgyzstan’s total fertilizer imports rose by 26% year on year, meaning supplies from Russia expanded substantially faster than the broader market. Russia’s share of the country’s fertilizer imports consequently increased from 40% to 50%.
The figures point to stronger demand for farm inputs in Kyrgyzstan while also showing increasing concentration among suppliers. Half of the country’s imported fertilizer expenditure is now directed to Russia, giving Russian producers a larger role in the availability and pricing of nutrients used by Kyrgyz farms.
Nitrogen and mixed fertilizers lead purchases
Nitrogen fertilizer was the largest category imported from Russia, with purchases valued at $13.6 million. Mixed fertilizers ranked second at $6.4 million. Kyrgyzstan also bought $181,600 of Russian potassic fertilizer and $17,400 of fertilizer of animal or vegetable origin.
The product mix indicates that nitrogen-based crop nutrition accounts for most of the bilateral fertilizer trade. Nitrogen and mixed products together represented virtually all of the reported value, while potassic and organic-origin fertilizers remained comparatively small categories. For producers and distributors, the composition of purchases identifies the segments most exposed to Russian supply conditions.
Russia widens its lead over regional competitors
Uzbekistan was Kyrgyzstan’s second-largest fertilizer supplier in the first half, with shipments worth $15.8 million. Kazakhstan supplied $2.3 million, followed by Turkey at $365,100 and Spain at $297,300. These countries, together with Russia, formed the five largest suppliers to the Kyrgyz market.
Russia’s $20.3 million total placed it $4.5 million ahead of Uzbekistan. The gap with Kazakhstan was considerably wider, highlighting the importance of Russia and Uzbekistan in meeting Kyrgyz fertilizer demand. The 26% growth in total imports suggests that the increase in Russian sales was not solely a displacement of competing suppliers, although Russia captured a larger share of the expanding market.
The fertilizer figures accompany a broader increase in Kyrgyz purchases of Russian agricultural commodities. In the same six-month period, Kyrgyzstan imported $47.1 million of Russian wheat, 4.8 times the year-earlier result. Russia thereby replaced Kazakhstan as Kyrgyzstan’s main wheat supplier, according to the report. Together, the fertilizer and wheat data show Russia expanding its role on both the input and commodity sides of Kyrgyzstan’s agricultural supply chain.
