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Chinese firm buys stake in miner SQM from Nutrien

By GFM Network News December 3, 2018

Santiago | Reuters — China’s Tianqi Lithium Corp. has bought a 23.77 per cent share in Chilean miner SQM from Canadian fertilizer giant Nutrien, the Chilean stock exchange said on Monday, for a total sale price of US$4.066 billion. The sale to Tianqi comes as Chinese companies increasingly scour the globe for the raw materials […] Read more

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Fertilizer maker Nutrien’s profit beats on strong potash demand

By GFM Network News November 6, 2018

Reuters – Canadian fertilizer and farm supplies dealer Nutrien Ltd reported a better-than-expected quarterly profit and raised its full-year adjusted profit forecast, driven by strong demand for its potash fertilizers. The world’s largest fertilizer company by capacity raised its full-year adjusted profit forecast to the range of $2.60-$2.80 per share, from its prior estimate of […] Read more

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Ray Dowbenko changing hats

Retirement came earlier than respected, but he still plans to contribute

By Lee Hart September 7, 2018

Western Canadian farmers aren’t losing a valuable resource, but a long-time soil fertility specialists and agronomist will be heading off in a new direction this fall, as Ray Dowbenko wraps up a 30-year career with a major fertilizer company. Dowbenko, who spent more than 20 years often recognized as the frontline man who figured out […] Read more

Nutrien’s potash mine at Lanigan, Sask. The Saskatoon company said in February it expects to close some potash mines which are near their “end of life” in the year ahead. (Nutrien.com)

Crops, Reuters

Nutrien steers potash recovery as BHP waits in wings

By Rod Nickel, GFM Network News August 20, 2018

Winnipeg/London | Reuters — Canada’s Nutrien, the world’s biggest potash miner by capacity, has helped engineer a surprising price rebound for the fertilizer by idling capacity. Now the trick will be keeping prices from appreciating too much to ensure a major would-be competitor, BHP Billiton, stays on the sidelines. BHP has been weighing an entry […] Read more

Crops

CPS outlets to take merged parent’s name

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News April 5, 2018

A well-known and unusually literal brand in Canadian and U.S. agribusiness is set to disappear this summer under the name of its new parent firm. Crop input retail stores and facilities run by Crop Production Services (CPS) — the brand today used across North America by the retail arm of the company formerly known as […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

Nutrien sees demand growth cooling, margins shrinking

By Reuters, GFM Network News February 5, 2018

Reuters — Nutrien, the Canadian fertilizer and farm supply dealer created from the merger of Agrium and PotashCorp this year, said it expected demand growth for potash in China and India to cool down in 2018. Nutrien, the world’s biggest fertilizer company by capacity, also said higher input costs would shrink nitrogen and phosphate margins. […] Read more

Crops

Agrium, Potash Corp merger shouldn’t have much of an impact yet

By GFM Network News January 5, 2018

CNS Canada – Farmers shouldn’t be too concerned yet that the recent Agrium, Potash Corp of Saskatchewan merger will cause an increase in the price of fertilizer, at least according to the president of one provincial producer group. “(The merger is) a hard one to find a whole bunch of negatives or positives about it. […] Read more

Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall speaks during a news conference in Quebec in 2015. Photo: Reuters/Mathieu Belanger

Crops, Reuters

Fertilizer producer Nutrien to keep Saskatchewan base, says Wall

By Rod Nickel, GFM Network News January 4, 2018

Winnipeg | Reuters – Nutrien Ltd, the fertilizer company formed this week by a merger of Potash Corp of Saskatchewan and Agrium, has committed to establishing its head office in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan and increasing corporate office jobs there, Saskatchewan premier Brad Wall said on Thursday. Wall said that in recent meetings, Nutrien’s […] Read more

Crops

PotashCorp, Agrium get last blessing for Jan. 1 wedding

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News December 27, 2017

Two major Canadian players in the global fertilizer industry now have what they say is the final blessing they need to close their merger deal Jan. 1, on two already-met conditions. Saskatoon-based Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan and Calgary-based Agrium Inc. announced Wednesday they’ve received clearance from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to close their […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

PotashCorp Q3 profit disappoints ahead of merger

By Rod Nickel, GFM Network News October 26, 2017

Reuters — Canada’s PotashCorp, set to merge with rival Agrium to withstand a fertilizer slump, reported a smaller-than-expected quarterly profit Thursday and narrowed its full-year forecast, pressuring its stock. Prices of crop nutrient potash have leveled off this year after hitting eight-year lows late last year due to low crop prices and excessive production capacity. […] Read more

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Tag Archives Nutrien

Chinese firm buys stake in miner SQM from Nutrien

Fertilizer maker Nutrien’s profit beats on strong potash demand

Ray Dowbenko changing hats

Nutrien steers potash recovery as BHP waits in wings

CPS outlets to take merged parent’s name

Nutrien sees demand growth cooling, margins shrinking

Agrium, Potash Corp merger shouldn’t have much of an impact yet

Fertilizer producer Nutrien to keep Saskatchewan base, says Wall

PotashCorp, Agrium get last blessing for Jan. 1 wedding

PotashCorp Q3 profit disappoints ahead of merger

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