fertilizer costs

A new report from Mizuho investment bank said potash and phosphate fell last week, while nitrogen was mostly unchanged.

Farm groups are warning the White House that the tariff war is making already high fertilizer prices worse.

Fertilizer to grain cost ratios are hitting historic levels, and one Senator is urging the White House to protect farmers and be flexible on fertilizer tariffs.

Ron Restum with Ostara says Crystal Green delivers more nutrients to the plant, allowing some growers to reduce their application rate.

Foreign retaliation against American agriculture over President Trump’s tariffs was a key immediate concern at a Senate hearing on the farm economy.  Farm leaders had many concerns amid a farm economy in trouble, including the lack of a new farm bill, expiring tax breaks, labor shortages, and access to pesticides.  But perhaps n...

It was a reoccurring story for much of the past year; tighter margin for many producers in 2024.  And it’s expected that trend will continue as 2025 starts, due in part to input costs.   “We're seeing commodity prices, which have fallen pretty fast pretty far, pretty quickly, but not all the input prices have done the same and that's kind of where we end up with these tighter margins," said U

The University of Illinois says the ag sector is closely watching the fertilizer markets this week because of the ongoing war in the Middle East.  Following months of tight supplies, global nitrogen values started rising last week.   ...

The Fertilizer Institute released new data last week highlighting industry improvements in sustainability performance in key priority areas, including workforce safety, energy, the environment, and innovation.   “The industry is continuously working towards more sustainable operations, including efforts to decarbonize and mitigate environmental impacts,” said TFI President and CEO Corey Rosenbusch

As Canadian farmers plan their operating costs for another planting season, a major consideration is the extremely high cost of fertilizer inputs.  This past spring already expensive fertilizer prices took another last-minute increase when the Canadian government announced import tariff charges just weeks before planting season.  ...