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Fertilizer Market Overcomes Supply Chain Struggle

Published November 27, 2024

U.S. fertilizer markets faced major challenges in 2024. Despite these obstacles, the industry has remained resilient. "The Canadian rail strike was a real scare," said Fertilizer Institute President and CEO Corey Rosenbush, noting the U.S. relies on Canada for 85…

Analyst Warns Tariffs May Disrupt Fertilizer Exports

Published November 12, 2024

StoneX fertilizer market analyst Josh Linville is concerned what additional fertilizer tariffs would mean for U.S. exports. It’s a slippery slope that Linville worries could lead to a trade war with Russia. "If the Trump administration gets into a little…

Agtegra Receives USDA Fertilizer Grant

Published October 30, 2024

USDA is awarding over $120 million to fund six fertilizer projects through its Fertilizer Production Expansion Program. Agtegra Cooperative in South Dakota is receiving a $3 million grant to build a fertilizer manufacturing facility and to increase its storage capacity.…

Soil Sampling Season

Published September 27, 2024

Compared to commodity prices, fall fertilizer costs are not ideal. University of Minnesota Nutrient Management Specialist Daniel Kaiser sees soil testing as a good option. “It's good to know some information before you're making some of those decisions.” Soil sampling…

The Push-Pull of the Fertilizer Market

Published September 6, 2024

Farmers seem to be waiting for lower fertilizer prices while the retail sector holds prices firm. “What we’ve seen before were a lot of signals prices should go higher; suddenly you wake up one morning and the price is falling,”…

Crops Behind Schedule, But Can Catch Up

Published July 12, 2024

Persistent rain and windy days resulted in a delay in the spraying regiment in the southern Red River Valley. Thunder Seed District Sales Manager Derek Haug is also seeing nitrogen issues. "There's a lot of areas where you can see…

More Domestic Fertilizer Projects Funded

Published May 23, 2024

USDA has awarded $83 million through its Fertilizer Production Expansion Program for projects in 12 states, including North Dakota and Minnesota. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said these grants will help increase domestic fertilizer production and strengthen the supply chain. Sustane…

Weather Delay Allows Fertilizer Business to Reset

Published May 23, 2024

Due to wet conditions, North American nitrogen demand is suffering. StoneX Vice President of Fertilizer Josh Linville said the near-constant rains has kept farmers out of the field, delaying demand for sidedressed nitrogen demand. This is giving the fertilizer industry…

Egypt Benefitting From Slow Urea Market

Published May 16, 2024

Global nitrogen market conditions have led to a standoff between buyers and suppliers, but one country has managed to move the needle with a series of smaller sales. "Recently, in the last couple of days on the global urea market,…

Additional Taxes Not the Answer

Published April 22, 2024

There have been proposals for an additional tax on fertilizer to address nitrate issues in southeast Minnesota. Minnesota Corn Growers Association Senior Public Policy Director Amanda Bilek hopes a different approach will prevail. "We went into session really amplifying that instead…

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Fertilizer Market Overcomes Supply Chain Struggle

Analyst Warns Tariffs May Disrupt Fertilizer Exports

Agtegra Receives USDA Fertilizer Grant

Soil Sampling Season

The Push-Pull of the Fertilizer Market

Crops Behind Schedule, But Can Catch Up

More Domestic Fertilizer Projects Funded

Weather Delay Allows Fertilizer Business to Reset

Egypt Benefitting From Slow Urea Market

Additional Taxes Not the Answer

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