Daily Network News

More News →

Tag Archives Potash

Crops

BHP Plan Signals Major Shift In Potash Industry

By
“It’s been hard enough for juniors to find funding before this (BHP project),…” – CHARLES NEIVERT BHP Billiton’s plans to invest more money in its Saskatchewan potash project could weaken long-term pricing of the crop nutrient, threaten the viability of junior explorers and prove to be a game changer for the global fertilizer industry. The
Opinion

Potash prices plunder potential production

During the years 2000 to 2007, the price for potash fertilizer averaged out at $145 per tonne. In 2008, world grain prices increased dramatically due to expected or actual food shortages in the world. Almost simultaneously, potash prices rose over 400 per cent to an average of $643 per tonne. During 2009, potash fertilizer remained
Opinion

Potash “Oligopoly” May Crack In Longer Term

By
“The oligopoly’s discipline has formed the backbone for the group’s valuation.” – DAHLMAN ROSE AND CO. REPORT Amajor U. S. investment bank following the potash sector sees a “ratcheting up” in the sector’s risk profile that may suggest a possible shift in market competition in the longer term. In a recent report on its longer-term
Crops

Mosaic Sees Potash Sales Rising In 2010

Fertilizer producer Mosaic Co. said Jan. 6 it expects shipments of potash to increase in 2010 following dismal demand for the crop nutrient in 2009. The company expects global potash shipments of 47 million tonnes to 50 million tonnes in 2010, compared with global sales of about 32 million tonnes in 2009, a company executive
News

Potash Slump Hits Saskatchewan

By
Potash sales in Saskatchewan, one of the world’s richest sources of the crop nutrient, have dropped to their lowest level in 37 years, punching a $1.8-billion hole in the province’s budget. Saskatchewan was expecting $1.9 billion in potash revenue when it set its 2009-10 budget in March, but slashed that estimate to $637.6 million in
Crops

Agrium Profit Down, But Gets Regulatory Ruling

By
Agrium Inc. reported a 93 per cent plunge in its quarterly profit Nov. 4, but the fertilizer maker and agricultural products retailer expects sales to rebound in 2010. Calgary, Alberta-based Agrium, which is locked in a lengthy battle to buy U. S. rival CF Industries, said the sharp decline in profit was due primarily to
News

Fertilizer Demand Expected To Grow

By
It will take both higher fertilizer and crop prices if the world is to meet the growing demand for food and fuel, says a British expert on international prices and markets for nitrogen, potash and phosphorus. Barrie Bain, director of Fertecon, said the fertilizer industry needs prosperous farmers if it’s going to be profitable. “The
Dairy cattle, News

In Brief… – for Oct. 22, 2009

Mexico tries GM corn: Mexico, considered by many to be the cradle of corn, has issued permits to grow genetically modified corn for the first time in a bid to eventually boost production of the grain. Mexico’s Agriculture Ministry said the two permits will allow only experimental genetically modified (GM) corn crops, which will be
Crops

Fertilizer Industry Proposes Processes For Disputed Rail Rates

By
“Most of our plants are captive to one shipper.” – ROGER LARSON The fertilizer industry has proposed a Commercial Dispute Resolution model for dealing with quarrels with the railways over freight rates, says Roger Larson, president of the Canadian Fertilizer Institute. “Most of our plants are captive to one shipper,” Mr. Larson told the Ottawa
Opinion

Fertilizer Pricing The Last Straw For Farmers

By
“Well, if they (farmers) won’t pay our prices, we’ll grow the grain in China or India.” In the late winter of 1975, our family was having lunch in a Brandon, Manitoba restaurant. At the table next to ours, three fertilizer executives (two local and one from the U. S.) were discussing product pricing and bemoaning

AgCanadaTV

AgCanadaTV: Your Agriculture News Recap for Dec.19, 2025

Sponsored By:
More Videos →

Cyber-Savvy Farmer

Glacier Farmmedia Podcast

Latest Market News

More Market News →