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.
OPINION: How the Iran war could create a ‘fertilizer shock’ – an often ignored global risk to food prices and farming
Some fertilizer prices rise as Iran conflict escalates
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.
Lower canola seeding rates can pay off: study
Canola seeding trials in Saskatchewan net interesting results under various conditions dealing in emergence efficiency
Reading Time: 3 minutes Research shows lower canola seeding rates improve emergence and root systems, boosting yields in dry years while cutting input costs.
Trump declares 10 per cent global tariff after Supreme Court decision
Exemptions carved out for imports of beef, tomatoes, any CUSMA-compliant goods
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
Tidal Grow AgriScience is introducing its Intelligent Leaf Delivery Technology nitrogen fertilizer in Canada.
Canola sees no yield drop in seed-placed phosphorus trial
Phosphorus fertilizer put down with seed limits plant stands, not yield, Saskatchewan research shows
Reading Time: 4 minutes Saskatchewan trials found seed-placed phosphorus in canola rarely reduced yield but often reduced plant stands, shifting risk to crop establishment.
Mosaic warns of North American fertilizer demand slump in Q4
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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.
Ukraine’s farms once fed billions but now its soil is starving
Ukraine’s soil may no longer be able to sustain the country’s role as one of the major food producers without urgent action. And this could have consequences that stretch far beyond its borders.
Still hard to predict precise fertilizer payback
Despite decades of precision agriculture advances, international research finds no clear way to predict where and when adding nutrient through fertilizer will fail to boost growth
Reading Time: 4 minutes Despite decades of precision agriculture advances, international research finds no clear way to predict where and when adding nutrient through fertilizer will fail to boost growth.
Nutrien pays farmers for efficient nitrogen
Nutrien’s Sustainable Nitrogen Outcomes (SNO) program pays Prairie farmers to limit nitrogen loss and, therefore, fertilizer-related greenhouse gas emissions.
Reading Time: 5 minutes Nutrien’s Sustainable Nitrogen Outcomes (SNO) program pays Prairie farmers to limit nitrogen loss and, therefore, fertilizer-related greenhouse gas emissions.