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FARMERS SHOULD CONSIDER POTASH PURCHASES WITH POSSIBLE BELARUS PRODUCTION CUT

A fertilizer market expert is not surprised about recent reports saying Belarus potash production and exports might be reduced.Josh Linville with StoneX tells Brownfield potash saw a huge price correction coming out of the 2021-2022 spike, with prices dropping to about a third of where it peaked, and then prices stayed there. “When prices get low, they can’t go forever. Eventually, the manufac...

11-06

Canada’s fertilizer Industry: a key to food security in a growing world

As the global population is projected to reach 9.7 billion by 2050, ensuring food security will only become more critical. Fertilizer is the backbone of the agri-food sector, responsible for nearly half of the world’s food production.As the global population is projected to reach 9.7 billion by 2050, ensuring food security will only become more critical. Fertilizer is the backbone of the agri-fo...

11-05

Fertilizer market in Brazil ends 2024 with optimistic outlook

With 2024 drawing to a close, the Brazilian fertilizer market has shown stable and promising results. Aluísio Teixeira, president of Sindiadubos (Fertilizer and Agricultural Supplements Industry Association of Paraná State), presented the market analyses and projections during the 18th NPK Symposium 2024.Analysis of three distinct scenarios for the year indicates total deliveries ranging be...

11-05

Fertilizer Market Size, Share, and Trends 2024 to 2034

The global fertilizer market size accounted for USD 208.06 billion in 2024, grew to USD 214.10 billion in 2025, and is projected to surpass around USD 276.92 billion by 2034, poised to grow at a CAGR of 2.9% between 2024 and 2034. The Asia Pacific fertilizer market size is calculated at USD 104.03 billion in 2024 and is expected to grow at the fastest CAGR of 3% during the forecast year.Fertilizer...

11-01

Report: Global Fertilizer Demand to See Little Growth in 2024

A new RaboResearch report reveals challenging circumstances for global fertilizer markets in 2024. Despite initial hopes for recovery, fertilizer demand has not sustained the growth observed in 2023. Demand for key fertilizers remains sluggish. The fertilizer affordability index, currently neutral, is expected to turn negative later in the year due to pressures on farmers’ operating margins.In t...

10-29

Researchers develop eggshell 'bioplastic' pellet as a fertilizer

What if there was plastic-like material that could absorb excess nutrients from water and be used as a fertilizer when it decomposes? That product—a "bioplastic" material—has been created by University of Saskatchewan (USask) chemistry professor Dr. Lee Wilson and his research team, as detailed in a paper recently published in RSC Sustainability. The research team includes Ph.D. cand...

10-28

Dominican Republic Launches First Blue Biotechnology Company

The Dominican Republic has launched its first blue biotechnology company, SOS Biotech.The new entity emerges from SOS Carbon, a Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)-originated organization that has been tackling the sargassum issue in the Caribbean with its Coastal Collection Module (LCM), designed to collect sargassum at sea before it reaches coastlines.Under the leadership of CE...

10-28

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

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