Insights and Stories on Fertilizer

Turkey bans ammonium nitrate sales after bomb attacks

Jun. 10, 2016 at 6:02 am CDT

Istanbul | Reuters — Turkey has banned the sale of fertilizers containing ammonium nitrate, which can be used in explosives, after at least half a dozen car bomb attacks this year, the agriculture minister said on Thursday. The move comes after 11 people including six police officers were killed on […]

Vale, Yara deny talks over fertilizer unit stake

Apr. 6, 2016 at 4:24 pm CDT

By Reuters

Univar buys Prairie fertilizer distributor Nexus Ag

Mar. 22, 2016 at 7:12 pm CDT

By Staff

Nitrates to linger for decades in N-heavy waterways, study finds

Mar. 18, 2016 at 11:32 am CDT

By Staff

Fertilizer maker Yara to cut costs, raise investments

Mar. 1, 2016 at 7:04 pm CST

By Reuters

Input costs to chip away at farmers’ shrinking income

Feb. 24, 2016 at 6:02 pm CST

CNS Canada — An anticipated downturn in farm income and higher input costs mean Canadian producers will be in a tough financial position this year, the head of the National Farmers Union (NFU) predicts. Farmers’ net cash income is expected to move lower in 2016, declining nine per cent to […]

By Jade Markus

Mosaic looks for bargain buys as fertilizer sector slumps

Feb. 11, 2016 at 4:58 pm CST

Reuters — U.S. fertilizer company Mosaic Co., grappling with falling prices and profits, is looking for acquisitions that could be bargain-priced in a weak commodity sector. The world’s largest producer of finished phosphate products on Thursday forecast lower selling prices for potash and phosphate in the current quarter. The Plymouth, […]

By Kanika Sikka Rod Nickel

Agrium’s forecast disappoints

Feb. 9, 2016 at 4:44 pm CST

Reuters — Canadian fertilizer and ag retailer Agrium has joined rival PotashCorp in forecasting a weaker-than-expected 2016 profit, as prices for crop nutrients remain weak. Agrium’s Toronto-listed shares fell as much as 5.2 per cent to $110.89, its lowest in a year, as investors ignored a better-than-expected quarterly profit. The […]

By Reuters

Fertilizer expected to be pricier by springtime

Feb. 9, 2016 at 4:27 pm CST

CNS Canada –– Relatively cheap natural gas has helped push down fertilizer prices for Canadian farmers over the past winter, but that should change by springtime. One Manitoba farm leader noted urea fertilizer that went for $545 per tonne last August could now be acquired for $445 per tonne. “Phosphate […]

By Dave Sims

Fertilizer prices, now and into spring

Feb. 5, 2016 at 10:16 am CST

The time to buy fertilizer is now, if you don’t have enough stored up on the farm. December and January, if you look at numbers from the last ten years, is the best time to buy fertilizers if you have the resources and space, says Todd Bergen-Henengouwen, project assistant at […]

By Dilia Narduzzi