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Brazil's Energy Giant Petrobras To Cooperate With Embrapa On New Fertilizer Products

Brazil’s energy giant Petrobras has signed a cooperation agreement with the country’s agricultural research organisation Embrapa to develop low-carbon products, including biofuels and fertilizers.This partnership requires Petrobras to devise technological solutions and develop biofuel and bioproduct production plants, said Petrobras in a statement.“Regarding the fert...

10-24

Brazil creates Center of Excellence in Fertilizers and Plant Nutrition

The Brazilian government has announced the creation of the Center of Excellence in Fertilizers and Plant Nutrition (CEFENP). According to experts consulted by AgroPages, this institution could become a "fertilizer-focused Embrapa" (Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation).CEFENP's establishment marks another milestone in the National Fertilizer Plan (PNF), approved late last...

10-22

Acadian Plant Health™ and BASF Agricultural Solutions partner to innovate climate-resilient solutions for sustainable agriculture

Acadian Plant Health™ and BASF Agricultural Solutions, two leaders in biostimulant technologies and global agriculture, have announced they are collaborating to develop innovative agricultural solutions to market climate-resilient products for the protection of crop yield and quality. BASF will leverage Acadian's biostimulant technology to complement its chemistry and biological portfol...

10-21

ICAR field trials results show Nano DAP can increase crop yield up to 27%

Data from the field experiments conducted by several reputed Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) institutes and state agricultural universities across the country’s diverse agro-climatic zones have demonstrated that Nano DAP can enhance the yield of crops to the tune of 2.4% to 27% when applied at a recommended dose. This data showcases the unique advantage of Nano DAP in comparison t...

10-16

Tax cut in Argentina boosts demand for imported fertilizers and agrochemicals

The Argentine government has announced a ten-percentage point reduction in the so-called "tax for an inclusive and supportive Argentina" (PAIS), which is now set at 7.5%. According to experts consulted by AgroPages, this measure is expected to increase demand for imported fertilizers as well as agrochemicals.The PAIS tax was created during the first months of the previous government...

10-15

Biologicals business deployment by leading crop nutrition companies: Yara, ICL, Mosaic Favorites Print ForwardShare

The development of the biologicals business has become a crucial component of crop nutrition companies’ strategic planning. Biologicals not only enhance nutrient use efficiency in crops and boost their resistance to abiotic stress but also address the market's increasing demand for eco-farming.Yara, ICL and Mosaic stand as industry leaders in the global crop nutrition sector. These comp...

10-14

One of Brazil's largest cattle feedlot groups, Megaconfinamento Conforto, has announced its entry into the biological fertilizer market

One of Brazil's largest cattle feedlot groups, Megaconfinamento Conforto, has announced its entry into the biological fertilizer market with the launch of the Biofertilizantes Conforto brand. The company owns a herd of more than 70,000 cattle, integrating a conglomerate with revenue exceeding R$1 billion.Biofertilizantes Conforto will produce mineral fertilizers from livestock residues. A...

10-12

Middle East tensions are affecting fertilizer markets

RFD-TV reported at the end of this past week that "the ag sector is keeping a close eye on the fertilizer market amid tensions in the Middle East. Global nitrogen values started to rise following events earlier this week, which comes following months of tight supply.""The story this week has been the Iranian attack on Israel," Josh Linville, the vice president of fertilizer for...

10-10

Silicon fertilization shown to increase wheat yields and water availability

For the first time, the effects of silicon fertilization on wheat yields were investigated for a study led by the Leibniz Center for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF) and published in the journal Science of the Total Environment.In a field trial in Brandenburg, the plants formed significantly more biomass: Yields increased by 80% compared to conventionally farmed areas. The sequestration of c...

10-08

10 ways biostimulants contribute to food security and nutrition for all

Food security, as defined by the United Nations’ Committee on World Food Security, exists when “all people, at all times, have physical and economic access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food that meets their dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life“.Unfortunately, world hunger increased in 2020 under the shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic and after remaining virtua...

10-08

Water Soluble Fertilizer Prices Raised Amid the Adverse Weather Conditions in China and the US

Qingdao, China: In July 2024, the Water Soluble Fertilizers (WSF) market witnessed a significant price increase in North America and China, driven by heightened demand from agrochemical enterprises and adverse weather conditions. These weather challenges disrupted supply chains, creating an imbalance between supply and demand. Consequently, the market experienced bullish sentiments as the sup...

09-23

Anglo American signs agreements to promote polyhalite fertilizer in China

Anglo American on Friday said it had signed agreements with Chinese fertilizer companies Sinochem Fertiliser and BeiFeng AMP to develop the market for polyhalite fertilizer products in China, even as it slowed the development of its mine for the mineral in northern England.The partnership will include collaborative research on arable crops such as corn, soybean, potato, rice and high value ones li...