Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan, the world’s biggest fertilizer company by market capitalization and second biggest by output after Russia’s Uralkali OAO, published its admirable quarterly
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China’s Commodity Data for 2014 Reveal Important Trends
China’s commodity trade statistics for last year confirms that the country has switched to higher import volumes that are dependent on lower commodity prices with
Saudi Arabia: New King, Old Oil Policy
Saudi Arabia’s new king Salman is expected to keep oil production unchanged in order to discourage competitors and defend market share. Despite the expectations of
Russia’s PhosAgro to Thrive despite the Ruble Crisis
PhosAgro, a Russian fertilizer manufacturer, anticipates that steep falls in the ruble and oil prices will help it thrive in the upcoming years. CEO Andrei
Oman Criticizes OPEC for Keeping Oil Production Unchanged
Oman’s Oil Minister, Mohammad bin Hamad al-Rumhy, recently (21 January) censured OPEC’s decision not to cut oil production to support the prices saying that this
Saskatchewan’s Potash Tax System Labeled as the World’s Most Inefficient
Duanjie Chen and Professor Jack Mintz of the University of Calgary’s School of Public Policy have recently published a report that criticizes the potash tax system
Iraq Announces its Record Oil Output
After Iraq, an OPEC member, had announced its record crude production, Brent crude oil prices went down below $50. Iraq’s Oil Minister, Adel Abdel Mehdi,
Fertilizer Helps All 2014 Fukushima Rice Pass Radiation Tests
For the first time since the nuclear disaster at the Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant in Japan, which occurred on 11 March 2011, resulting in
Smart Farming Techniques Being Tested to Optimize Fertilizer Use
Researchers at Lancaster University, UK, are conducting research designed to come up with smart farming techniques to help farmers increase their yields and decrease water
Exxon’s New Canada Terminal Readies for U.S. Shipments
Exxon Mobil Corporation has opened a new joint-venture oil-by-rail terminal in Canada considered to be the largest in the country. The terminal will start shipping