Mosaic CEO to step down

Reuters – Fertilizer maker Mosaic’s CEO, James O’Rourke, will step down from his position effective Dec. 31, ahead of his planned retirement next year, the company said Aug. 29. Shares of the top U.S. phosphate maker fell 1.7 per cent in extended trading. Bruce Bodine, Mosaic’s senior vice-president of North America, will take charge as

Mosaic’s K2 potash plant near Esterhazy, Sask. in 2015.

Mosaic restarts Canadian potash mine

Reuters – Mosaic restarted a Canadian potash plant last month after idling it since December due to waning demand for the crop fertilizer. The company says it expects tight supplies through 2023. Mosaic restarted the Colonsay, Sask., mine to offset a short-term drop in potash production that was due to summer maintenance at the larger


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Mosaic misses profit estimates on lower prices of fertilizers

Farmers seen waiting on prices to stabilize

Reuters — Mosaic Co. on Wednesday missed Wall Street estimates for first-quarter profit on lower prices of potash and other crop fertilizers, even as the fertilizer maker sold higher volumes. Although prices of fertilizers such as phosphates and potash decreased during the reported quarter, it did not boost demand as farmers waited for pricing trends

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Mosaic misses profit estimate amid lower demand for fertilizers

Reuters — Mosaic Co. on Wednesday became the latest fertilizer maker to miss fourth-quarter profit estimates amid lower demand for potash and other crop fertilizers, pushing shares down 2.2 per cent in extended trading. Although prices of fertilizers such as phosphates and potash decreased toward the end of last year, it did not boost demand


The Mosaic Co. potash mine at Colonsay, Sask., southeast of Saskatoon. (MosaicInCanada.com)

Mosaic says stockpiles too high to restart Saskatchewan mine

Company expects Russia, Belarus 2023 potash exports at 2022 level

Winnipeg | Reuters — Fertilizer producer Mosaic Co. does not currently see the right market conditions to restart its idled Saskatchewan potash mine, with high inventories in the U.S. and Brazil and cold weather slowing trains from Canada, CEO Joc O’Rourke said Wednesday. Mosaic curtailed potash production in December at its Colonsay, Sask. mine, but

The Mosaic Co. potash mine at Colonsay, Sask., southeast of Saskatoon. (MosaicInCanada.com)

Mosaic to throttle back Saskatchewan potash mine

Demand increasing, but 'slower than expected'

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