As irrigation water allocations become more scarce, irrigation farmers battle each other and government regulators for water rights. Some parties have expressed concern about the long-term sustainability of irrigation farming. Nutrien agronomy director Karl Wyant lives in Arizona. He said working in the ag sector while living in a desert focuses one’s attention on the […] Read more
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Firm bets big on ammonia
(Reuters) — Without a single sales contract in hand, Dutch fertilizer company OCI is building a US$1 billion plant in Texas to produce ammonia with low greenhouse gas emissions, a gamble requiring heavy government subsidies, new markets and a contingency plan. OCI’s plant would be the world’s first new commercial facility to capture and sequester […] Read more
Nutrien cuts output as Canada port strike drags on
(Reuters) – The world’s biggest fertilizer producer Nutrien Ltd. cut production on Tuesday, citing the impact of an 11-day-old strike in Canada’s Pacific ports whose cost has now ballooned to an estimated $5.5 billion. Some 7,500 dock workers represented by the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) walked off on July 1 after failing to […] Read more
Nutrien cuts earnings forecast
The Canadian firm’s North America potash sales volume dropped 30 percent, with prices averaging $401 per tonne during the reported quarter, 41 percent lower compared with last year.
