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Nutrien’s head office building in Saskatoon. (Liam O’Connor photo)
Crops, Markets

Nutrien misses quarterly profit estimates as potash prices plummet

Fertilizer demand expected to rise in Q4

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Reuters — Nutrien fell short of analysts’ estimates for third-quarter profit on Wednesday, as lower potash prices weighed on the world’s biggest fertilizer producer. Potash prices have been falling after shipments from Belarus and Russia resumed. These exports had been significantly restricted last year following Western sanctions imposed on Russia in response to its invasion […] Read more
File photo of Canpotex potash cars. (Dave Bedard photo)
Crops, Markets

More affordability, usage of fertilizers in 2024, analyst says

Israel's fertilizer output normal for now

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MarketsFarm — While global fertilizer prices were projected to be steady to higher in 2024, overall affordability is set to improve while usage will increase, according to one analyst. Samuel Taylor, a New York City-based farm inputs analyst for RaboResearch Food and AgriBusiness, delivered a presentation on the fertilizer market during the firm’s Fall Harvest […] Read more
If non-legume plants could form associations with nitrogen fixers, it could lessen the reliance on synthetic fertilizers.
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Genetic engineering of microbes lower fertilizer dependence

Science Notes: Nitrogen-fixing microbes could help crops pull nitrogen from the air

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Helping crops acquire nitrogen from the air could be a sustainable solution to meeting crop nutrient requirements with less synthetic fertilizer. A team of bacteriologists and plant scientists from the University of Wisconsin-Madison have written a paper that discusses the possibility of using genetic engineering to facilitate mutualistic relationships between plants and nitrogen-fixing microbes called […] Read more
FCC sees calmer waters ahead on input market
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FCC sees calmer waters ahead on input market

Has the market finally steadied, or it is the calm before another storm?

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Glacier FarmMedia – Farmers can breathe a sigh of relief knowing crop input prices have stabilized as the world adapts to global supply challenges. That was the message as Farm Credit Canada provided its latest update on input prices for the 2024 crop year. Why it matters: Wild price swings for crop inputs, especially fertilizer, appear […] Read more
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Hybrid catalyst makes fertilizer, cleans wastewater

Science Notes: New process may help reduce emissions

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The manufacturing of synthetic nitrogen fertilizer is an energy- and carbon-intensive process and creates nitrate-containing runoff. Researchers have long sought solutions to reduce emissions from the industry that accounts for three per cent of energy consumption each year. A collaboration between two labs at Northwestern University, partnering with the University of Toronto, has found that […] Read more
File photo of barley being unloaded at a grain terminal in Ukraine on June 23, 2022. (Photo: Reuters/Igor Tkachenko)
Crops, Markets

U.N. held talks in Russia on Monday on grain, fertilizer exports

'Unimpeded access' sought for Ukrainian, Russian grain

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United Nations | Reuters — Top United Nations trade official Rebeca Grynspan met with Russian officials in Moscow on Monday for talks aimed at enabling the “unimpeded access” to global markets for grain and fertilizer from Russia and Ukraine, a U.N. spokesperson said. U.N. aid chief Martin Griffiths also attended the meetings virtually, U.N. spokesperson […] Read more
Grain Farmers of Ontario (GFO) chair Brendan Byrne, left, and Crosby Devitt, GFO CEO, discuss issues such as carbon tax exemptions, fertilizer tariffs, increasing input and inflation costs, and concerns about agriculture land protection.
Crops, News

GFO members bring land planning and protection concerns to annual meeting

Fertilizer and carbon tax relief remain ongoing issues

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Grain farmer concerns on land use and planning gained traction against ongoing fertilizer pricing and carbon tax issues. Brendan Byrne, Grain Farmers of Ontario (GFO) chair, and CEO Crosby Devitt fielded questions on what measures the organization was taking toward agricultural land protection and intensification planning to address increasing housing pressure during the organization’s annual […] Read more
Christoph Siebert
Crops, Machinery

German farmers use innovation to help meet sustainability targets

The European Union has set some tough targets in its Farm to Fork strategy

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Sustainable production is the latest focus in agriculture as countries around the world look for ways to deal with climate change. The European Union’s Farm to Fork strategy, for example, spells out ambitious goals for sustainable food production. Among its targets by 2030 are reducing chemical pesticide and antimicrobial use by 50 per cent and […] Read more
The new CRF Agritech coated fertilizer manufacturing plant was officially opened Sept. 18 in St. Thomas, Ont. The plant was inaugurated by (ltoR) Mike Pastir, CRF Agritech general manager, Joe Brady, Pursell CFO, Lisa Thompson, Ontario Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, and Casper Kaastra, Sollio Agriculture CEO.
Crops

Controlled-release fertilizer plant opens in Ontario

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Ontario’s first and only controlled-release fertilizer (CRF) manufacturing plant was inaugurated today in St. Thomas.   CRF Agritech is a joint venture between Sollio Agriculture, the Agri-business Division of Sollio Cooperative Group, several of its cooperatives in Québec, its Agromart retail partners in Ontario and the Maritimes and Alabama-based Pursell, a leading fertilizer technology manufacturer. […] Read more
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Crops, Markets

Thunder Bay grain shipments up on year

Grain traffic contributes to increase in overall cargo handle

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MarketsFarm — Grain shipments through the Port of Thunder Bay are running well ahead of the year-ago level, with 3.747 million tonnes of grain shipped through the port on the northern shores of Lake Superior as of Aug. 31. That was up by 1.1 million tonnes from the previous year’s pace, but slightly behind the […] Read more

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