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More Domestic Fertilizer Projects Funded

Published May 23, 2024

USDA has awarded $83 million through its Fertilizer Production Expansion Program for projects in 12 states, including North Dakota and Minnesota. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said these grants will help increase domestic fertilizer production and strengthen the supply chain. Sustane…

Weather Delay Allows Fertilizer Business to Reset

Published May 23, 2024

Due to wet conditions, North American nitrogen demand is suffering. StoneX Vice President of Fertilizer Josh Linville said the near-constant rains has kept farmers out of the field, delaying demand for sidedressed nitrogen demand. This is giving the fertilizer industry…

Egypt Benefitting From Slow Urea Market

Published May 16, 2024

Global nitrogen market conditions have led to a standoff between buyers and suppliers, but one country has managed to move the needle with a series of smaller sales. "Recently, in the last couple of days on the global urea market,…

Additional Taxes Not the Answer

Published April 22, 2024

There have been proposals for an additional tax on fertilizer to address nitrate issues in southeast Minnesota. Minnesota Corn Growers Association Senior Public Policy Director Amanda Bilek hopes a different approach will prevail. "We went into session really amplifying that instead…

Logistical Issues for Spring Fertilizer Run

Published April 5, 2024

Global fertilizer prices are beginning to soften slightly. However, StoneX Director of Fertilizer, Josh Linville says that is not the case in the U.S. as spring demand picks up. Logistics is a big issue. "Coming into this spring season, there's a lot…

Spring Fertilizer Outlook

Published March 28, 2024

StoneX Vice President of Fertilizer Josh Linville is reporting industry challenges in getting product to where it will be needed this spring, especially for phosphate and UAN. A huge fall run for phosphate emptied the pipeline and there has been…

MN Corn Matters

Published March 10, 2024

Minnesota Corn Growers Association and South Dakota Corn Growers passed a resolution asking USDA to gather information on fertilizer prices from manufacturers at this year's Corn Congress. MCGA Past President Richard Syverson says this is important information to assess the…

New Loveland Products Fertilizer Boosts Yields

Published March 8, 2024

A recently released biological fertilizer from Loveland Products, Terramar, can help supplement a producer’s plant fertility treatments by reducing plant stress and improving nutrient uptake. Agricen Senior Director of Commercial Development Scott Lay says they have been seeing consistent yield…

Mosaic Adds Biologicals

Published March 4, 2024

The Mosaic Company has expanded its portfolio with two new biological products, Biopath and PowerCoat. "We're all about creating that advanced crop nutrition," said Sherry Koch, senior technical sales manager. "Now we can also add that second component of the…

Nutrien Sales Drop 23 Percent

Published February 23, 2024

Nutrien generated net earnings of $1.3 billion in 2023, down from a record $7.6 billion in 2022. Global potash demand was strong through the second half of the year and is expected to recover to trend levels this year. The…

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More Domestic Fertilizer Projects Funded

Weather Delay Allows Fertilizer Business to Reset

Egypt Benefitting From Slow Urea Market

Additional Taxes Not the Answer

Logistical Issues for Spring Fertilizer Run

Spring Fertilizer Outlook

MN Corn Matters

New Loveland Products Fertilizer Boosts Yields

Mosaic Adds Biologicals

Nutrien Sales Drop 23 Percent

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