Reading Time: 2 minutes 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 paints bullish fertilizer industry picture despite poor Q1 results
Low U.S. corn profitability big threat to phosphate demand, analyst says
Ahead of China talks, Trump says 80 per cent tariffs ‘seems right’
Reading Time: < 1 minute U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that 80 per cent tariffs on Chinese goods "seems right;" making his first suggestion of a specific alternative to the 145 per cent levies he has imposed on China ahead of weekend talks to contain a trade war between the world’s two biggest economies.
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Sharp drop in canola stocks
StatCan releases grain stocks as of March 31 report
Reading Time: < 1 minute Statistics Canada reported total canola stocks have plummeted over the last year. The federal agency released its grain stocks as of March 31 report on May 8. Also in the StatCan report, all wheat stocks declined moderately and there were other significant changes.
Top potash producer Nutrien misses first-quarter profit estimates on lower prices
Reading Time: 2 minutes Nutrien fell short of Wall Street expectations for first-quarter profit on Wednesday, as the top potash producer was impacted by lower prices and higher energy costs.
Britain strikes first deal to cut Trump tariffs
Farmers welcome no weakening of import standards in US-UK deal
Reading Time: 2 minutes The United States and Britain will announce a deal to lower tariffs on some goods on Thursday, the first such agreement since U.S. President Donald Trump sparked a global trade war with universal levies.
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Seeding in Manitoba picking up the pace
Most fields still have good soil moisture
Reading Time: < 1 minute Overall spring planting in Manitoba reached eight per cent complete as of May 6, with some areas of the province much further along, the latest provincial crop report said.
Thunder Bay sees strong spring grain shipments
Reading Time: < 1 minute The Port of Thunder Bay has seen above-average grain and potash shipments this spring.
U.S. senator investigates claims of child labour at Tyson Foods plant
Meat industry came under fire in 2023 when children were found cleaning slaughterhouses
Reading Time: < 1 minute U.S. Senator Josh Hawley says he has launched an investigation into Tyson Foods after a former employee alleged children worked at one of its processing plants.
Mexico agriculture minister says reached deals with US counterpart, met with tomato sector
Reading Time: < 1 minute Mexican Agriculture Minister Julio Berdegue said on Tuesday he reached agreements with U.S. counterpart Brooke Rollins in a "friendly" meeting in Washington and met with tomato industry executives, but did not elaborate further.
Mosaic beats first-quarter profit estimates on South America business strength
Reading Time: < 1 minute Fertilizer producer Mosaic beat Wall Street expectations for first-quarter profit on Tuesday, driven by strength in its South America business.
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