Insights and Stories on Fertilizer

British milk sours amid labour crisis

Oct. 6, 2021 at 5:03 pm CDT

London | Reuters — Some British dairy farmers have been forced to destroy tens of thousands of litres of milk due to rising costs, labour shortages and an acute deficit of truck drivers which has strained supply chains to breaking point, farmers said. A post-Brexit shortage of workers, exacerbated by […]

Mandated cuts in fertilizer use could be costly for Canada, report warns

Sep. 30, 2021 at 9:36 pm CDT

By Dave Bedard

‘Perfect storm’ causes fertilizer price spikes

Sep. 27, 2021 at 4:58 pm CDT

By Adam Peleshaty

Minnesota grain handler targeted in ransomware attack

Sep. 23, 2021 at 4:39 pm CDT

By Karl Plume Tom Polansek

Britain tells its food industry to prepare for CO2 price shock

Sep. 22, 2021 at 4:00 pm CDT

By Guy Faulconbridge James Davey Kate Holton

China to release potash reserves

Sep. 22, 2021 at 12:52 pm CDT

Beijing | Reuters –– China’s state planner on Wednesday said the government would take measures to keep supply and prices of fertilizers stable, including releasing potash fertilizer reserves and ensuring imports reach farmers as it looks to bolster food security. The National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) said it was […]

By Reuters

U.K. meat industry warns of threat to supplies from CO2 crisis

Sep. 20, 2021 at 3:40 pm CDT

London | Reuters — Some of Britain’s meat processors will run out of carbon dioxide (CO2) within five days, forcing them to halt production and impacting supplies to food retailers, the head of the industry’s lobby group warned on Monday. A jump in gas prices has forced several domestic energy […]

By James Davey

Norway’s Yara curtails European ammonia output

Sep. 17, 2021 at 1:44 am CDT

Oslo | Reuters — Norway’s Yara is curtailing ammonia production at a number of plants due to a surge in the price of natural gas, the fertilizer maker said Friday. “Record high natural gas prices in Europe are impacting ammonia production margins,” Yara said in a statement. “Including optimization of […]

By Reuters

Nutrien confident in potash demand even with BHP project

Aug. 17, 2021 at 6:56 pm CDT

Calgary | Reuters — Canada’s largest potash producer Nutrien said Tuesday it is confident in growing global demand for the crop fertilizer, shrugging off BHP Group’s decision to press on with its massive Jansen project in Saskatchewan that will add millions of tonnes a year of potash supply. BHP announced […]

By Nia Williams

BHP approves Saskatchewan potash project’s completion

Aug. 17, 2021 at 3:03 pm CDT

After over a decade of development and digging, one of the world’s biggest mining and metals companies has granted its Saskatchewan potash mining project the go-ahead to completion and full production. Australian-British mining firm BHP announced Tuesday its board has approved its potash mine about 60 km southeast of Humboldt, […]