Insights and Stories on Fertilizers

Third-quarter grain handle down for CN, CP

Oct. 24, 2019 at 11:21 am CDT

Canada’s Big Two railways both booked reduced traffic but increased their revenue per carload in their grain handling segments for their third fiscal quarters ending Sept. 30. Canadian National Railway on Tuesday reported third-quarter net income of $1.195 billion on $3.83 billion in total revenues, up from $1.134 billion on […]

Agricultural plastics not part of federal ban

Jun. 14, 2019 at 9:52 am CDT

By GFM Staff

CP books higher Q4 grain revenue on reduced handle

Jan. 30, 2019 at 5:17 am CST

By GFM Staff

Chinese firm buys stake in miner SQM from Nutrien

Dec. 3, 2018 at 2:36 pm CST

By Antonio De la Jara

CN’s grain handle up in record quarter

Oct. 30, 2018 at 9:43 am CDT

By GFM Staff

Grain handle down in CP’s ‘best-ever’ fourth quarter

Jan. 19, 2018 at 1:55 am CST

U.S. income tax reform and significant increases in non-grain traffic more than offset a dip in Canadian Pacific Railway’s grain handle in its fourth quarter of 2017. Calgary-based CP on Thursday reported net income of $984 million on $1.713 billion in gross revenues in what it described as its “best-ever” […]

By Staff

PotashCorp Q3 profit disappoints ahead of merger

Oct. 26, 2017 at 5:43 pm CDT

Reuters — Canada’s PotashCorp, set to merge with rival Agrium to withstand a fertilizer slump, reported a smaller-than-expected quarterly profit Thursday and narrowed its full-year forecast, pressuring its stock. Prices of crop nutrient potash have leveled off this year after hitting eight-year lows late last year due to low crop […]

By Akshara P Rod Nickel

Mergers spawn expanded supply network for input dealers

Oct. 6, 2017 at 6:58 pm CDT

A wholesale buying network set up by and for independent Prairie crop input retailers, against a rising tide of industry consolidation, is now growing through consolidation. The Prairie retailers, who in 2010 set up Grow Community of Independents to collectively build up their retail and agronomic offerings, are now independent […]

By Dave Bedard

Grain revenue, grain handle higher in CP’s Q1

Apr. 20, 2017 at 3:16 pm CDT

Increased grain and potash traffic and revenue helped Canadian Pacific Railway book a shift to “positive volumes” in its first-quarter ledger. Calgary-based CP on Wednesday reported net income of $431 million on revenues of $1.603 billion for its quarter ending March 31, down from $540 million on $1.591 billion in […]

By Staff

CP trims outlook on delayed Prairie harvest

Oct. 19, 2016 at 7:11 pm CDT

Rain delays in this year’s Prairie grain harvest have bit into third-quarter revenues and earnings expectations for Canadian Pacific Railway (CP). The Calgary company on Wednesday booked overall net income of $347 million on revenues of $1.554 billion for its quarter ending Sept. 30. While net income was up seven […]

By Staff

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