Insights and Stories on Fertilizer Markets

Dec. 7, 2022 at 3:50 am CST

Demand for potash is coming back after “a year of reduced applications” — but not quickly enough that U.S. fertilizer giant Mosaic Co. plans to keep all its Saskatchewan mines running at their current pace. Florida-based Mosaic said Tuesday it has now “temporarily curtailed” production at its potash mine at […]

By Dave Bedard

May. 10, 2016 at 1:10 pm CDT

CNS Canada — A rise in prices for soybeans and other crops could make fertilizer more expensive in the coming months, according to a major player in the industry. In the May market report from the Mosaic Co., the company credited the rally in agricultural commodity prices, the strengthening of […]

By Dave Sims

Oct. 7, 2015 at 4:00 pm CDT

CNS Canada — A lack of buying throughout North and South America has put fertilizer prices under pressure, but so far, no one is lining up to capitalize on the weakness, according to an industry watcher. “Farmers aren’t in the mood to buy fall fertilizer. I think they’re more uncertain […]

By Dave Sims

Aug. 6, 2015 at 1:24 pm CDT

Reuters — U.S. fertilizer maker CF Industries said on Thursday it will buy OCI NV’s North American and European plants for US$6 billion, making CF the world’s largest publicly-traded nitrogen company. The stock and cash deal comes 10 months after CF’s merger talks with Yara International collapsed. It marks the […]

By Rod Nickel, Shubhankar Chakravorty

Aug. 6, 2015 at 12:52 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Farmers are starting to assess how much fertilizer they’ll use going into the fall, if at all, based on crop budgets, according to an industry analyst. Fertilizer prices are being driven by crop prices and the global market, and both those factors are keeping prices steady, said […]

By Jade Markus