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Tankers sit at anchor near the Strait of Hormuz. Disruptions in this vital trade route, combined with export caps in Russia, have severely constrained global supply, forcing Canadian farmers to face significantly higher fertilizer prices just as planting begins. Photo: Reuters/Amr Alfiky/file

Fertilizer markets tighten as Russian exports hit capacity limits

With Russian output constrained by infrastructure and domestic obligations, growers facing long-term supply crunch

By Anastasia Lyrchikova, Gleb Bryanski, Reuters March 6, 2026

Reading Time: 2 minutes Fertilizer producers in Russia, the world’s largest exporter, will not be able to make up for a potential global shortfall linked to the U.S.-Iran conflict as their ability to boost supply is constrained, industry sources told Reuters.

FILE PHOTO: Tankers are seen off the coast of Fujairah, as Iran vows to fire on ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz, amid the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran, in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates, March 3, 2026. REUTERS/Amr Alfiky/File Photo

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Farmers see fertilizer price surge as Iran war blocks exports, threatening losses

By Ed White, Naveen Thukral, Reuters March 5, 2026

Reading Time: 3 minutes The world’s farmers face soaring fertilizer and fuel prices as the war in the Middle East escalates, leaving some scrambling for supplies as the spring planting season approaches.

Tehran is moving to restrict – or effectively close – the Strait of Hormuz to shipping, as part of the latest escalation in the war involving Iran. Photo: Reuters

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OPINION: How the Iran war could create a ‘fertilizer shock’ – an often ignored global risk to food prices and farming

By Nima Shokri, Salome M. S. Shokri-Kuehni, The Conversation via Reuters Connect March 5, 2026

Reading Time: 4 minutes A sustained disruption of traffic through Hormuz would not simply constitute an energy crisis. It would also represent a fertilizer shock (where prices go up dramatically and supply goes down) – and, by extension, a direct risk to global food security.

Shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, a vital global transit chokepoint, has been disrupted after U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran. Photo: Getty Images Plus

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Bunge exploring alternative shipping routes amid Middle East conflict

By Reuters, Sumit Saha March 5, 2026

Reading Time: < 1 minute Global grains trader Bunge is exploring alternative shipping routes and working with customers to minimize any disruptions caused due to the conflict in the Middle East, a company spokesperson told Reuters.

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Canadian farmers intend to plant more canola, less wheat in 2026

By Phil Franz-Warkentin March 5, 2026

Reading Time: 2 minutes Canadian farmers expect to plant more canola and less wheat in 2026 compared to the previous year, according to the first planting intentions report from Statistics Canada released March 5. Barley, soybeans and corn area are also expected to increase, while oats, lentils and dry peas are forecast to decrease.

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China has reduced tariffs on Canadian canola, peas, federal government confirms

By Jonah Grignon March 4, 2026

Reading Time: < 1 minute China has suspended anti-discrimination tariffs on canola meal and peas until the end of the year and reduced tariffs on canola seed, Canada’s government confirmed today.

Heath MacDonald speaks at the Canadian Federation of Agriculture AGM in Ottawa Feb. 25. Photo by Jonah Grignon

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Canadian agriculture must build on the moment federal politicians say

By Jonah Grignon March 4, 2026

Reading Time: 4 minutes Labour, investment, research and red tape as among the challenges the federal government and agriculture sector must address to increase productivity and competativeness politicians pointed to at the Canadian Federation of Agriculture (CFA) AGM.

Farmers are expected to seed more canola and spring for 2026/27 and less durum and pulses. Photo: File

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More canola, spring wheat likely to be seeded this spring

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm March 3, 2026

Reading Time: 2 minutes As spring planting approaches, farmers are busy planning which crops to seed this year and how much. With that, market thoughts have turned toward planted area projections, as Statistics Canada is set to issue its report on Thursday.

In January, Health Canada and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency gave the green light to pigs developed by U.K.-based Genus PLC and PIC (Pig Improvement Company), ruling them safe for food and feed. Photo: Geralyn Wichers

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No way to segregate gene edited pigs Canadian Pork Council says as groups call for labeling

By Geralyn Wichers March 3, 2026

Reading Time: 2 minutes Canadian Pork Council says it supports bids to get public acceptance for pigs gene edited for resistance to PRRS as some consumer and agriculture groups call for mandatory labelling.

CUSMA replaced the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), which was active from 1994 to 2020. The current trilateral agreement allows producers in all three countries to trade with each other in a mostly tariff-free environment. Photo: ehrlif/istock/GettyImages

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CUSMA: a guide to the review and what it means for the agriculture sector

By Jonah Grignon March 3, 2026

Reading Time: 5 minutes The upcoming Canada-Unites States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) review could set the tone for the future of Canadian agri-food trade. Here’s everything you need to know about CUSMA, the upcoming review process and what it could mean for the agriculture sector.

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Fertilizer markets tighten as Russian exports hit capacity limits

Farmers see fertilizer price surge as Iran war blocks exports, threatening losses

OPINION: How the Iran war could create a ‘fertilizer shock’ – an often ignored global risk to food prices and farming

Bunge exploring alternative shipping routes amid Middle East conflict

Canadian farmers intend to plant more canola, less wheat in 2026

China has reduced tariffs on Canadian canola, peas, federal government confirms

Canadian agriculture must build on the moment federal politicians say

More canola, spring wheat likely to be seeded this spring

No way to segregate gene edited pigs Canadian Pork Council says as groups call for labeling

CUSMA: a guide to the review and what it means for the agriculture sector

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