Daily Network News

More News →

Tag Archives yara

News

Yara to halt Belgian fertilizer unit

By
Norway’s Yara, one of the world’s largest fertilizer makers, says it will halt output at its Belgian unit as part of a wider European reduction plan linked to soaring gas prices. Fertilizers require large amounts of energy to be produced. The surge in gas prices has prompted several manufacturers, including Yara, to cut production. Yara
A worker walks at the Yara ammonia plant in Porsgrunn, Norway, in August 2017.
News

Yara cuts cast doubt on Europe’s fertilizer production

Skyrocketing natural gas prices have nitrogen producers wary

By ,
Reuters – Norway’s Yara, one of the world’s largest fertilizer makers, is slashing ammonia production due to soaring gas prices, raising questions about Europe’s ability to produce enough fertilizer for its crops. Ammonia plays a key role in the manufacturing of fertilizer. Without it, crop yields will deteriorate because nutrients removed from soil during harvesting
Yara’s headquarters in Oslo. (Yara.com)
Crops, Other

Yara to stop buying potash from Belarus due to sanctions

Fertilizer firm buys 10-15 per cent of country's potash output

By ,
Oslo | Reuters — Norwegian fertilizer maker Yara said on Monday it will wind down purchases of potash from Belarus by April 1 as international sanctions made it impossible to continue the trade. Yara estimates that it buys 10-15 per cent of the annual output of state-owned Belaruskali, one of the world’s largest producers of
Yara’s fertilizer terminal at Stockton, California. (Sebastian Braum photo, Yara.com)
Crops, Markets

Yara brings most European ammonia production back on stream

Rising fertilizer prices make resumption profitable

By
Oslo | Reuters — Yara has brought most of its European ammonia production back on line after prices of finished fertilizers rose to make up for a surge in the cost of gas, the Norwegian fertilizer manufacturer said on Wednesday. The company cut back ammonia production at a number of sites in Europe from September
Markets, News

Supply fears spark fertilizer buying rush by French farmers: Yara

By
Farmers in France have stepped up fertilizer purchases this month amid fears of shortages as they wrestle with mounting costs that could affect next year’s harvests, the French unit of fertilizer group Yara said. Soaring gas prices have unsettled nitrogen fertilizer markets that rely on gas as an input, leading manufacturers including Yara to reduce
Yara’s fertilizer terminal at Stockton, California. (Sebastian Braum photo, Yara.com)
Crops, Markets

Norway’s Yara curtails European ammonia output

Surge in price of natural gas cited

By ,
Oslo | Reuters — Norway’s Yara is curtailing ammonia production at a number of plants due to a surge in the price of natural gas, the fertilizer maker said Friday. “Record high natural gas prices in Europe are impacting ammonia production margins,” Yara said in a statement. “Including optimization of ongoing maintenance, Yara will by
(Photo courtesy Agrium)
Crops

Vale fertilizer sale seen on track despite review

By
Rio de Janeiro | Reuters — Vale SA’s plan to dispose of fertilizer assets remains on track despite a request last week by Brazil’s state development bank, BNDES, to analyze the transaction more carefully, according to two people with direct knowledge of the situation. Terms of the deal, which involves the sale of certain assets
Yara’s fertilizer terminal at Stockton, California. (Sebastian Braum photo, Yara.com)
Crops

Vale, Yara deny talks over fertilizer unit stake

By ,
Brasilia | Reuters — Vale SA denied a report on Wednesday that it was negotiating a sale of fertilizer assets to Norway’s Yara International as the Brazilian miner seeks to raise cash following its biggest quarterly loss in decades. Valor Economico, a Brazilian business newspaper, reported Vale could sell a minority stake in its fertilizer
Yara’s fertilizer terminal at Stockton, California. (Sebastian Braum photo, Yara.com)
Crops

Fertilizer maker Yara to cut costs, raise investments

By ,
Oslo | Reuters –– Norwegian fertilizer maker Yara plans to cut operating costs and raise investments to become more competitive and grow its business, it said in an update ahead of an investor meeting on Tuesday. The company raised its estimate for 2016 capital expenditure to 17.9 billion Norwegian crowns (C$2.8 billion) from previous guidance

AgCanadaTV

AGCanadaTV: In case you missed it; your national ag news recap for Sept. 5, 2025

Sponsored By:
More Videos →

Cyber-Savvy Farmer

Glacier Farmmedia Podcast

Latest Market News

More Market News →