Nitrogen prices have jumped 40 per cent since conflict disrupted Strait of Hormuz shipping routes, squeezing Manitoba producers heading into the 2026 growing season.
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Rising input costs, rural concerns dominate KAP’s spring meeting
Nitrogen fertilizer prices up 40 per cent as Middle East conflict chokes supply through Strait of Hormuz
Fertilizer prices are spiking — here’s what Manitoba farmers need to know before seeding
The Iran war has thrown global nitrogen supply into chaos, but farm management specialist Darren Bond says cold, hard numbers — not fear — should drive your spring decisions
Fertilizer prices have jumped nearly 30 per cent since the Iran conflict intensified in late February. Manitoba Agriculture's Darren Bond says detailed cost-of-production planning is the best way farmers can manage the risk heading into seeding.
MANITOBA AG DAYS: Don’t wait to buy fertilizer, farmers warned
Higher fertilizer prices likely ahead, says Ag Days speaker. Farmers waiting until spring to buy fertilizer might have to take whatever price they can get
Higher fertilizer prices likely ahead, says Ag Days speaker. Farmers waiting until spring to buy fertilizer might end up eating the cost.
Livestock leads Canada’s farm economic outlook
Canada’s general economic growth is in decline, but pockets of good news exist in the agricultural world, largely for cattle and hogs
Canada’s general economic growth is in decline, but pockets of good news exist in the agricultural world, largely for cattle and hogs, according to Farm Credit Canada’s September 2025 economic update.
Section control helps weed out double-up input costs
Farm equipment with section control technology helps Canadian farmers dodge the extra cost of overlapping seed or fertilizer application
Farm equipment with section control technology helps Canadian farmers dodge the extra cost of overlapping seed or fertilizer application. It’s one example of how precision farm technology can benefit agriculture.
Fertilizer needs fair trade balance: Canadian Association of Agri-Retailers on tariffs
Tariffs between Canada and the U.S. threaten farmers on both sides, CAAR says, but the real hits may not be felt until next year
Tariffs between Canada and the U.S. threaten farmers on both sides of the trade war, CAAR says, but the real hits may not be felt until next year.
Tariff strife requires money-smart farm decisions
Canadian and Manitoba farmers are facing a financial downturn in 2025; they’ll need to make their money count, farm management expert warns
Any money farmers spend this year must count, Manitoba farm management expert warns in face of ongoing U.S. tariff threat and a 2025 financial downturn.
Chemical costs are down — but for how long?
Agricultural chemical prices are down, but rising raw material costs and market volatility from, among other things, tariffs and a potential trade war, could bring on a rise
Agricultural chemical prices are down, but rising raw material costs and market volatility from, among other things, tariffs and a potential trade war, could raise them again.
Cash-strapped US farmers switch to generic crop chemicals, in blow to big manufacturers
U.S. farmers struggling with slumping incomes and depressed grain prices have been switching to cheaper generic pesticides and fungicides as they plan for spring planting next year, which market analysts said could hit the bottom lines of agrichemical companies like Bayer.
You’re ready to roll for spring. Is your financial strategy?
SPRING Farmers face tighter margins as commodity prices plunge and input costs hold firm
Commodity prices are at least a third lower than last year and input prices are stubbornly high, so farmers will need a spring strategy to squeeze every dollar from every acre, experts warn. “There’s going to be pressure on the margins for pretty much most of the crops that we grow in Manitoba and across