Reading Time: 2 minutes Disruptions to nitrogen fertilizer supply through the Strait of Hormuz could reduce global grain yields and shift planting decisions, potentially lifting grain prices, Goldman Sachs said in a report on Tuesday.
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Hormuz-driven fertilizer shortage could raise grain prices, Goldman Sachs says
Russia stops ammonium nitrate exports for one month amid global supply crunch
Reading Time: 2 minutes Russia, which controls up to 40 per cent of the global trade in ammonium nitrate, said on Tuesday it will stop exports of the fertilizer for one month until April 21 to ensure sufficient supply during the spring planting season.
Farmland climbs higher in spite of headwinds: Farm Credit Canada report
Reading Time: 3 minutes In a year with trade disruptions, higher input costs and economic uncertainty, agricultural land in Canada continued to climb higher in value
FCC raises inflation forecast on surging commodity prices
Canadian consumers may have little if any cushion remaining against future economic shocks, ag lender warns
Reading Time: 2 minutes Farm Credit Canada has raised its 2026 forecast for overall inflation as commodity prices spike due to war in the Middle East.
U.S. urges WTO members to rethink core tariff rule in face of China threat
Reading Time: < 1 minute The Trump administration on Monday urged World Trade Organization members to rethink the body’s core principle of “Most Favored Nation” bound tariff rates, arguing in a new position paper that this has led to discriminatory practices and imbalanced trade, including with China.
USDA attachés forecast some changes in China’s oilseeds, cereals
Reading Time: 2 minutes As China heads into the 2026/27 marketing year, the United States Department of Agriculture attachés in Beijing projected a few minor to moderate changes in the country’s soybean, canola, corn and wheat crops.
China urges hog producers to manage output, vows timely reserve adjustments
Reading Time: < 1 minute China’s state planner on Friday said authorities will make timely adjustments to hog reserves and continue to strengthen the management of hog production capacity.
Farm Credit Canada offers aid to farmers, companies affected by Iran war price spikes
Reading Time: 2 minutes Canada’s federally backed farm lender is offering financial aid to farmers, agricultural businesses and food companies hit by the spike in fertilizer and energy prices, it said on Friday.
Unilever in talks with McCormick & Company as it seeks to sell food business
Reading Time: 2 minutes Unilever is in talks with McCormick & Company about selling its foods business, in a potential deal that would bring together the British company’s Hellmann’s and Knorr brands with McCormick’s Cholula hot sauce.
Egg Farmers of Canada sees more hens, greater egg demand in 2025
Reading Time: < 1 minute Canada added 2.92 million hens to its egg-laying flock in 2025, Egg Farmers of Canada said in its annual report released on March 18.