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First Cargo of Ma’adan Phosphate Ships

It has been a long anticipated event and this past weekend the Ma’adan plant in Saudi Arabia loaded its first 25,000st phosphate cargo destined for India.  With production continuing to increase this is the first of many that will be headed to India and other...

Ma’aden phosphate plant takes on first contract- NEW production

The massive phosphate plant in Morocco that was set to come on stream in Q3 of 2011 has just confirmed their first contract of phosphate with India. Shipping is to start in August of 2011. This plant coming on line will displace close to 3 million tonnes of phosphate...

Fertilizer prices set to soar, are we going back to 2008 prices?

I personally hope that we are not headed back to the days of $900 Urea and $1400 phosphate. For those of you with short memories, they weren’t good for anyone but the greedy fertilizer manufacturer.  Today with high crop commodity prices it seems that we are headed...

Fertilizer shortages this spring?

There have been many years in which I have heard and I am sure many growers have heard, “There will be a fertilizer shortage this spring”. I am not sure on the complete track record of that statement but I do know that it has been used more often than...

Farm input costs

Fertilizer prices have been rising, but glyphosate herbicide has dropped like a rock. The Economics and Competitiveness Division of Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development in partnership with Wild Rose Agricultural Producers conduct a monthly survey on a wide range...

New World Phosphate Production

The phosphate market is going to get very competitive in the next 12 months. There are three new plants coming on stream by the end of 2011. Kailin’s 600,000st per year DAP plant located in South China will be running by the end of 2010. Ma-aden’s plant in Saudi...