Nutrien CEO not looking to sell assets despite fertilizer price fall
By Rod Nickel WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) – Canadian potash producer Nutrien is not looking to sell assets to raise capital, CEO Ken Seitz told Reuters, even as falling fertilizer prices have caused…
U.N. pushes for global fertilizer price cut to avoid ‘future crisis’
By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) – The United Nations is pushing to cut the price of fertilizers to avoid a “future crisis” of availability, said a senior U.N. trade official who is…
U.N. chief spoke with Putin, pushes Russian fertilizer exports
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – U.N. chief Antonio Guterres said he spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday about Ukrainian Black Sea grain exports and that he was hopeful…
Petrobras moves closer to fertilizer plant sale
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazil’s Petrobras said on Monday it had started the binding phase of selling its fertilizer project UFN-III, inviting potential buyers to bid on the plant. The sale comes…
Brazil too important a food producer to depend on fertilizer imports, industry says
By Ana Mano SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Global fertilizer companies operating in Brazil can increase local output of important crop nutrients if the government continues to improve the regulatory framework for the…
Brazil fertilizer deliveries to stabilize or fall as cost woes weigh – Yara executive
By Ana Mano SAO PAULO – Fertilizer deliveries to Brazilian farmers will stabilize or fall in 2022, an executive at Norway’s Yara [YAR.OL], a major supplier, told Reuters on Thursday, citing a…
Fertilizer cargo from Russia heads to U.S. as many worry about food shortages
By Arathy Somasekhar and Timothy Gardner HOUSTON/WASHINGTON – A tanker carrying a liquid fertilizer product from Russia is about to arrive in the United States, sources and vessel tracking data showed in…
Canada fertilizer sales to Brazil soar as farmers gear up for next crop season
By Ana Mano SAO PAULO – Brazil imported record volumes of potassium chloride (Kcl) from Canada in the first half of the year, a sign that domestic farmers will have plenty of…
Brazil’s fertilizer imports jump as farmers prepare to plant new crop
By Roberto Samora and Ana Mano SAO PAULO – Brazilian fertilizer imports in June jumped 18.6% and totaled 4.15 million tonnes, according to government data released on Friday, quashing fears of delivery…
Peru truckers, farmers to strike over fuel and fertilizer costs
By Marco Aquino LIMA – Peru’s truckers and some farm groups will go on strike on Monday after failing to reach agreements with the government seeking measures to reduce the impact of…
U.S. can offer ‘comfort letters’ to help Russia grain, fertilizer exports – U.S. envoy
UNITED NATIONS – The United States is prepared to give “comfort letters” to shipping and insurance companies to help facilitate exports of Russian grain and fertilizer, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations,…
Mexico to boost fertilizer production to support local farmers
MEXICO CITY – Mexico aims to as much as triple its fertilizer production, the government said on Sunday, to support its plan to boost local agriculture production and control consumer price inflation.…
Fertilizer sector set for biggest profits in years on Russia-Ukraine conflict
By Ruhi Soni (Reuters) – Fertilizer makers are set to post their biggest quarterly profits in years, following a supply squeeze of essential crop nutrients due to the Ukraine crisis, according to…
CF Industries boosts U.S. fertilizer shipments as war cuts Russian exports
By Tom Polansek CHICAGO – CF Industries Holdings is increasing fertilizer shipments to both U.S. coasts from the world’s largest nitrogen complex in Louisiana to help offset a decline in exports from…
South American nations push to exclude fertilizer from Russia sanctions
By Roberto Samora SAO PAULO – Six South American nations are proposing the exclusion of fertilizer from sanctions on Russia, a major world producer whose invasion of Ukraine has disrupted supplies, Brazil’s…
Brazil to launch national fertilizer plan to stimulate investments -minister
SAO PAULO – Brazil’s agriculture minister, Tereza Cristina Dias, said on Wednesday the country will soon launch a national fertilizer plan to stimulate investments in potash and phosphorus mines. In an interview…
With fertilizer costs high and seeds scarce, U.S. farmers turn to soy
By Mark Weinraub and Julie Ingwersen CHICAGO – North Dakota farmer Jennifer Meyer typically devotes at least 20% of her 2,500-acre farm to corn, which provides a convenient feed for the cattle…
Farms Fail As Fertilizer Prices Soar
Soaring fertilizer prices across the globe have impacted farmers making it more expensive to produce food and forcing them to cut back on production, The Wall Street Journal reported. Diammonium phosphate, or…
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