Reading Time: 2 minutes Farmers Business Network is responding to strong demand for generic agricultural chemicals by expanding its Canadian operations.
Strong demand for generics prompts FBN expansion
Farmers Business Network plans to build two new ag chemical product distribution centres on the Prairies
AgraCity says it is unable to fill orders
AgraCity has told customers it will be unable to deliver outstanding product in a timely manner this spring due to cash flowproblems
Reading Time: 3 minutes AgraCity has told customers it will be unable to deliver outstanding product in a timely manner this spring due to cash flowproblems
New Richardson CEO steps in
Reading Time: < 1 minute Succession takes effect today in the corner office at Richardson International, one of Canada's biggest grain handlers and processors.
Climate change worries Canadian farmers: poll
Data shows east-west split over climate, cost and government concerns
Reading Time: 3 minutes A poll released Dec. 11 suggests that Canadian farmers worry more about the impacts of climate change than they do about input costs and market prices for canola, corn, wheat and cattle.
Pressure on farm income could push input prices down says FCC economist
Reading Time: 2 minutes Next year's farm input market will depend on the level of pressure on farm income, but early signs suggest input prices could come down according to recent analysis from Farm Credit Canada.
Summer Series: Build a better crop budget
[Land] Financial management is evolving as fast as agronomy. Your budget can have the best of both
Reading Time: 3 minutes Crop planning involves decisions on return on investment and cost/benefit, and also cash flow and financing considerations. Some producers now utilize both agronomists and financial consultants to help build their crop budget. Optimizing crop budget planning is increasingly important as crop expenses increase and agronomic options continue to expand. Logistics, opportunity costs and strategy Logistics […] Read more
Yield challenge to tap competitive, community spirit
Nutrien Ag Solutions’ puts up $55,000 in prize money for community organization
Reading Time: 2 minutes Farmers could win bragging rights and cash for community organizations in a new yield competition from Nutrien Ag Solutions.
Corteva profit beats on higher seed prices; plans $1 bln share buyback
Depressed seed sales offset by higher price in North American and European markets and higher corn acres
Reading Time: 2 minutes Agricultural chemical and seed company Corteva beat Wall Street estimates for fourth-quarter profit on Wednesday as higher prices in its seeds business offset lower volumes and announced plans to repurchase nearly $1 billion shares in 2024.
Nutrien misses quarterly profit estimates as potash prices plummet
Fertilizer demand expected to rise in Q4
Reading Time: < 1 minute Reuters — Nutrien fell short of analysts’ estimates for third-quarter profit on Wednesday, as lower potash prices weighed on the world’s biggest fertilizer producer. Potash prices have been falling after shipments from Belarus and Russia resumed. These exports had been significantly restricted last year following Western sanctions imposed on Russia in response to its invasion […] Read more
More affordability, usage of fertilizers in 2024, analyst says
Israel's fertilizer output normal for now
Reading Time: 2 minutes MarketsFarm — While global fertilizer prices were projected to be steady to higher in 2024, overall affordability is set to improve while usage will increase, according to one analyst. Samuel Taylor, a New York City-based farm inputs analyst for RaboResearch Food and AgriBusiness, delivered a presentation on the fertilizer market during the firm’s Fall Harvest […] Read more
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