New Delhi, April 27 -- The government on Monday said there will be no increase in retail prices of fertilisers for farmers, even as global prices have surged sharply amid the ongoing West Asia crisis.

Aparna S Sharma, Additional Secretary in the Department of Fertilizers, said the Maximum Retail Price (MRP) of key fertilizers remains unchanged despite a sharp rise in import costs.

"MRP of all major fertilisers remains the same. There is no change. Urea continues at Rs 266.5 per 45 kg bag. DAP continues to be at 1,350 per 50 kg bag," Sharma said at an inter-ministerial briefing.

However, she acknowledged that global procurement costs have risen significantly. "Regarding the cost, yes, of course, the price of Urea that we have discovered...