Articles tagged under: fertilizer
Why Fertilizer Prices Are High
Published October 4, 2021
Fertilizer prices are high right now, due to many reasons. It started last fall about this time, when commodity prices started to increase. Retail fertilizer price increases followed. In the spring, trade disputes, weather concerns and supply chain issues surfaced.…What’s Hot, What’s Not in the Markets
Published October 4, 2021
Energy prices are on fire, which is affecting the cost of fertilizer. In this edition of What's Hot, What's Not in the Markets, Advance Trading Risk Management Agency Advisor Tommy Grisafi says the basis values remain very strong.ITC Rules on Fertilizer Imports
Published August 18, 2021
The International Trade Commission has ruled Russia, Trinidad and Tobago have ‘materially injured’ the U.S. fertilizer industry by selling UAN fertilizer at less than fair market value. This decision was needed before the U.S. could impose antidumping and countervailing duties.…A Record Quarter for Nutrien’s Ag Retail Business
Published May 27, 2021
Nutrien finished the first quarter with net earnings of $133 million. That compares to a $35 million loss in the same quarter of 2020. The Nutrien Ag Solutions business was helped by strong retail sales and higher gross margin on…Duties Levied Against Fertilizer Imports
Published April 7, 2021
The Commerce Department is imposing countervailing duties on phosphate fertilizer imports from Morocco and Russia. The duties range from nine-to-47 percent. This action follows a decision from the International Trade Commission last month that these imports have hurt U.S. producers.Dry Conditions Weigh on Minds as Planting Begins
Published April 5, 2021
Farmers in the Lignite, North Dakota are slowly starting to seed spring crops. Dakota Agronomy Partners Lignite location manager Katie Woodbury is not expecting much shift in rotation. "In the northwest corner of North Dakota, farmers are growing four to…Many Farmers Pre-Paid and Booked Fertilizer
Published March 21, 2021
West Central Ag Services Territory Sales Manager Clyde Kringlen thinks about 30 percent of this spring’s fertilizer needs were applied last fall in the Ulen, Minnesota area. "A lot of the phosphate and potash was applied in the fall." Fortunately,…Farmers Still Locking In Fertilizer Needs
Published March 19, 2021
Farmers in the Northern Plains are still locking in fertilizer needs as prices rise. At Badger, Minnesota, CHS Ag Services location manager Jim Rinde says farmers had one of their better falls getting fertilizer applied, but there is still quite…Why the Recent Run-up in Fertilizer Prices?
Published March 18, 2021
Fertilizer prices are on the rise as the spring planting season nears. Large demand and supply strains are part of the reason. In some instances, anhydrous ammonia prices have nearly doubled since fall 2020. "It's as big of an 180…