Reading Time: 2 minutes China will release fertilizers from national commercial reserves ahead of spring planting, it said on Friday, as the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz due to the conflict in the Middle East disrupts global supplies.
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China taps fertilizer reserves as Hormuz closure disrupts global supply
Manitoba farmers not too likely to change planting plans
Reading Time: 2 minutes Manitoba farmers won’t be too inclined this spring to switch from planting cereals and oilseeds to soybeans or pulses, despite recent hikes in fertilizer prices said an official with Manitoba Agriculture.
Pulse Weekly: More Saskatchewan pulse acres very likely in 2026/27
Reading Time: 2 minutes Due to high fertilizer prices, there’s a strong possibility that Saskatchewan farmers will plant more pulses this spring, said Dale Risula, provincial specialist for pulse crops with the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture.
Fertilizer markets tighten as Russian exports hit capacity limits
With Russian output constrained by infrastructure and domestic obligations, growers facing long-term supply crunch
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.
Farmers see fertilizer price surge as Iran war blocks exports, threatening losses
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.
OPINION: How the Iran war could create a ‘fertilizer shock’ – an often ignored global risk to food prices and farming
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.
Some fertilizer prices rise as Iran conflict escalates
Reading Time: < 1 minute Some fertilizer prices surged following the impact of the escalating Middle East conflict on supplies moving through the Strait of Hormuz, analysts told Reuters on Monday.
Trump declares 10 per cent global tariff after Supreme Court decision
Exemptions carved out for imports of beef, tomatoes, any CUSMA-compliant goods
Reading Time: 7 minutes The U.S. Supreme Court struck down on Friday President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs that he pursued under a law meant for use in national emergencies.
New foliar-applied nitrogen enters Canadian market
Reading Time: < 1 minute Tidal Grow AgriScience is introducing its Intelligent Leaf Delivery Technology nitrogen fertilizer in Canada.
Mosaic warns of North American fertilizer demand slump in Q4
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Mosaic warned on Friday that an unusually steep drop in North American fertilizer demand during the fourth quarter has weighed on its sales and cash flow, sending the company’s shares declining more than six per cent in premarket trading.
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