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“I think it would be great if it could be expanded. The more grain that gets out into the world, the better ...” – Martin Griffith, United Nations.
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Ukraine grain deal unlikely to include new ports in near term

More grain movement and fertilizer production needed to feed world

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Reuters – United Nations aid chief Martin Griffiths said Dec. 15 it was unlikely the Black Sea grain deal would be expanded in the near term to include more Ukrainian ports or reduce inspection times. Kyiv has called for an expansion of the deal with Moscow that was mediated by the United Nations and Turkey and allows
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Fertilizer firm seeks grain giant assets

Uralchem wants to buy grain assets from Viterra, Cargill if they leave Russia

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Russian fertilizer producer Uralchem would be interested in buying the Russian assets of global grain traders Viterra and Cargill if they decide to leave Russia, the company said in a letter seen by Reuters. Spokespersons for Cargill’s and Viterra’s Russian operations said their respective companies do not plan to leave the country. Uralchem declined to
File photo of a train in Belarus. (Dimarik/iStock/Getty Images)
Crops, Markets

Belarus to allow Ukraine grain transit with no preconditions, U.N. says

Belarus still wants sanctions lifted off fertilizer

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United Nations | Reuters — Belarus told the United Nations on Friday that it would allow, without preconditions, the transit of grain from Ukraine through its territory for export from Lithuanian ports, a U.N. spokesman said. Belarus, used by its ally Russia as a staging ground for Moscow’s Feb. 24 invasion of Ukraine, said in
A FuelPositive containerized production system. The system combines hydrogen produced from water through electrolysis and nitrogen extracted from the air to produce anhydrous ammonia that can be stored on-farm.
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Countdown to green anhydrous ammonia

On-farm, low-emissions anhydrous ammonia production touted as fertilizer disruptor

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Green ammonia production is about to be put through its paces on one southern Manitoba farm. Green energy company FuelPositive, based in Waterloo, Ont., says its inaugural farm-scale demonstration system will be deployed in January near Sperling. The system is set to be installed on R&L Acres, operated by Tracy and Curtis Hiebert. Why it matters: Green
The Mosaic Co. potash mine at Colonsay, Sask., southeast of Saskatoon. (MosaicInCanada.com)
Crops, Markets

Mosaic to throttle back Saskatchewan potash mine

Demand increasing, but 'slower than expected'

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Demand for potash is coming back after “a year of reduced applications” — but not quickly enough that U.S. fertilizer giant Mosaic Co. plans to keep all its Saskatchewan mines running at their current pace. Florida-based Mosaic said Tuesday it has now “temporarily curtailed” production at its potash mine at Colonsay, about 65 km southeast
Cargo ship Despina V, carrying Ukrainian grain, is seen in the Black Sea off Kilyos near Istanbul, Turkey on Nov. 2, 2022. (Photo: Reuters/Umit Bektas)
Crops, Markets

Reasons for optimism seen on renewal for Ukraine grain deal

Deal set to roll over on Saturday

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Reuters — A United Nations source on Wednesday said they have reasons to be “cautiously optimistic” on the renewal of a Black Sea grains export agreement, which is set to roll over on Saturday unless there are objections. The U.N.-backed agreement on July 22 allowed grain shipments to resume from certain Ukrainian ports on the
A farmer spreads nitrogen in his wheat field in Blecourt, France, in May 2021.
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U.S. nitrogen exports jump as Europe scrambles for fertilizer

Limited ability to backfill means there may be future “crisis of availability”

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Reuters – American exports of nitrogen fertilizers jumped to a multi-year high this summer after surging natural gas prices in Europe drove up costs of producing the crop nutrient there, making U.S. shipments more competitive. The brisk U.S. sales highlight the far-reaching effect of the war in Ukraine on global food and energy supplies. Russia,
(PortOfThunderBay.com)
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Thunder Bay grain shipments up in October

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MarketsFarm — The Port of Thunder Bay saw an increase in its grain handle in October 2022, moving 840,000 tonnes during the month. The grain exports were up by 33 per cent from September and up by eight per cent from October 2021, according to a news release. The increase was seen as a return
Lake Winnipeg algae bloom in 2017.
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Is phosphorus management being lost in the fertilizer furor?

While there’s lots of talk about nitrogen, managing phosphorus remains a critical concern

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[UPDATED: Nov. 15, 2022] Phosphorus management could fall off the radar as environmental messaging in agriculture increasingly focuses on climate change and nitrogen use. “Appropriate nutrient management for things like phosphorus is tremendously important and needs to remain an ongoing focus,” says Lynda Nicol, Manitoba Association of Watersheds (MAW) executive director. The federal government is

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