14.06.2013
- Yara has postponed the expansion of its fertilizer plant in Canada, as rising costs and a market oversupply reduce the viability of the project that analysts estimate would have...
11.06.2013
- The prospect of new competition from miner BHP Billiton could dynamite the cracks appearing in a potash duopoly that accounts for 70% of global trade in the fertilizer. For decades...
13.05.2013
- Israel Chemicals (ICL)'s forecast-beating first-quarter profits were overshadowed by worries about potash prices on Monday, and a government proposal to examine state royalties on...
26.04.2013
- Potash Corp of Saskatchewan, one of the world's largest potash producers, said on Thursday it was abandoning efforts to take over Israel Chemicals because of strong opposition in...
18.04.2013
- Syngenta, the world's largest maker of crop chemicals, expects farmers to continue to invest in products to boost agricultural output despite a recent drop in commodity prices...
16.04.2013
- Poland wants to sell at least 5% of chemicals maker Azoty Tarnow to the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, sources close to the discussions said, in a move to block...
08.02.2013
- India plans to cut its fertilizer subsidy bill by at least 15% for the fiscal year 2013-14, four sources told Reuters, a move that takes advantage of a fall in international prices...
28.01.2013
- Canadian fertilizer company Agrium will not split its wholesale and retail divisions as its biggest shareholder, Jana Partners, wants because doing so would "destroy value" for...