Insights and Stories on Fertilizer

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, […]

Agrium’s forecast disappoints

Feb. 9, 2016 at 4:44 pm CST

By Reuters

Fertilizer expected to be pricier by springtime

Feb. 9, 2016 at 4:27 pm CST

By Dave Sims

Fertilizer prices, now and into spring

Feb. 5, 2016 at 10:16 am CST

By Dilia Narduzzi

Russia considering export duties on fertilizers

Jan. 25, 2016 at 2:19 pm CST

By Reuters

PotashCorp shutting New Brunswick potash mine

Jan. 19, 2016 at 4:07 pm CST

Reuters — Weak conditions in the potash market will not improve any time soon, PotashCorp’s CEO said Tuesday as the fertilizer company announced it would suspend operations “indefinitely” at its New Brunswick mine. Potash Corp said it was putting its new Picadilly mine near Sussex, about 75 km northeast of […]

By nicole-mordant Swetha Gopinath

Louis Dreyfus said seeking buyers for juice, fertilizer units

Dec. 18, 2015 at 8:23 pm CST

Reuters — Louis Dreyfus Commodities is seeking buyers for its orange juice and fertilizer units as the global merchant focuses on higher-margin activities, sources said, the latest firm to take steps to weather weak commodity markets. The company had been actively marketing the orange juice and fertilizer businesses for some […]

By Reuters

Canpotex sees terminal expansion decision late next year

Nov. 23, 2015 at 7:48 pm CST

Winnipeg | Reuters — The new chief executive of Canpotex expects the Canadian potash trader to decide around late 2016 where to expand West Coast terminal capacity, a move that could give it a faster route to Chinese buyers in a highly competitive market. Options include building a $775 million […]

By Rod Nickel

Manitoba extends fertilizing deadline to Saturday

Nov. 9, 2015 at 3:15 pm CST

A warmer-than-usual November has allowed Manitoba’s conservation and water stewardship department to delay its winter fertilizing ban until Saturday (Nov. 14). With soil temperatures not yet at the freezing point, the province announced Monday it would extend its deadline for spreading of phosphorus and/or nitrogen, including synthetic fertilizers and/or manure, […]

By Staff

Agrium bucks fertilizer sector trend with Q3 profit

Nov. 7, 2015 at 12:53 am CST

Reuters — Canadian fertilizer and farm retail dealer Agrium on Thursday reported quarterly profit jumped nearly nine per cent, as higher sales volumes and lower costs helped it buck the sector’s trend of weaker earnings. Weaker currencies in fertilizer-buying markets such as Brazil and India are weighing down prices, leading […]

By Rod Nickel Sneha Banerjee