Canadian-based fertilizer giant, Nutrien said on Monday it will sell its 50 per cent stake in Argentina-based nitrogen producer Profertil for $600 million, as the world's top potash producer shifts focus away from South America.
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Potash maker Nutrien to sell stake in Argentina’s Profertil for $600 million
Deal expected to close before year-end
Nutrien expects more fertilizer use by farmers despite low crop prices
Nutrien expects increased fertilizer use by North American farmers this fall and a good global potash market in 2026 despite some crop prices at multi-year lows.
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Nutrien plans major Pacific Northwest terminal to boost potash exports
Nutrien is planning a major terminal in a Canadian or U.S. Pacific northwest port to increase the flow of potash.
Nutrien paints bullish fertilizer industry picture despite poor Q1 results
Low U.S. corn profitability big threat to phosphate demand, analyst says
Nutrien offered a bullish outlook for the 2025 global fertilizer market in an analyst call on Thursday, despite issuing disappointing first-quarter results on Wednesday night.
Nutrien sees no major impact from Black Sea deal
Nutrien said on Wednesday it doesn’t think the proposed Black Sea shipping deal between Ukraine, Russia and the U.S. will significantly affect the North American or global fertilizer market this year.
Nutrien says tariffs will lead to higher costs for U.S. farmers
(Reuters) – Fertilizer producer Nutrien said on Thursday U.S. president Donald Trump’s proposed tariffs on Canadian imports will increase costs for American farmers. Trump plans to place a 25 per cent tariff on Canadian imports, which will take effect in March after granting a 30-day extension. Follow all our coverage of the tariffs situation here […] Read more
Nutrien donates $15 million to U of S AgBio and Engineering
Nutrien has announced a $15 million donation to the University of Saskatchewan. It was announced Feb. 3 in the university’s Agriculture Building. Over the past 50 years, the company has invested more than $50 million in the university. The majority of funding will be for the establishment of the Nutrien Centre for Sustainable and Digital […] Read more
Prairie farmers’ margins predicted to be average in 2025
Growers face all kinds of uncertainty heading into seeding, but tight global inventories, production issues are supportive
REGINA — A market analyst is forecasting average margins for western Canadian growers this year. Mark Tully, Nutrien’s senior market researcher, said global grain fundamentals are supportive because of tight non-North American inventories and production issues. However, the large 2024 North American crop and uncertainties in the trade landscape point to a return to average […] Read more
Sustainability has a problem
MINNEAPOLIS — Mars has a problem. Not the red planet, but the company. It’s one of the largest human and pet food companies in the world, posting $50 billion in revenue last year. Related stories in this issue: Global sales have been increasing, and this year the privately held company acquired the Kellogg’s line of […] Read more
