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
Fertilizer Industry News: Emmerson, Phospholutions and Verdesian Life Sciences
EMMERSON, a British company whose primary focus is on developing the Khemisset Potash project located in Northern Morocco, intends to start the construction of an
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
Oil Drops below $45 while OPEC Standing Firm on Output
The Organization for Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is unshakable in its decision not to cut oil production to prop up prices. The cartel still insists
Canada’s Canpotex Signs a Contract to Supply Potash to China
Canadian Potash Exporters, known as Canpotex, a Canadian potash exporting and marketing firm, has signed a new three-year contract to supply potash to China. Canpotex
OPEC: Iran and Venezuela to Lobby Together for Higher Prices
Iran’s leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei confirmed during his meeting with Venezuela’s president on Saturday (10 January) that he supported the cooperation of both countries to
Iowa’s Des Moines to Sue over High Levels of Nitrate in Water
Des Moines, the capital and the most populous city in the U.S. state of Iowa, is suing three neighbouring counties for high nitrate levels in
U.S. Oil Production Predicted to Fall by End of 2015
U.S. oil production is expected to start slowing down by the end of this year if the global prices remain weak since new drilling is
Strong Dollar Jeopardizes the World’s Fertilizer Demand
A strong American dollar and lower commodity prices may challenge global fertilizer demand and will probably lead to very low phosphate and potash demand in
Mombasa to Import 100,000 Metric Tonnes of Subsidized Fertilizer
Mombasa, Kenya’s second largest city, is expecting more than 100,000 metric tonnes of fertilizer imported by the government under the country’s fertilizer subsidy program to
China Opens Up for Foreign Commodity Traders
China has introduced new regulation that allows international investors to trade in selected commodities, a step which marks another landmark on the way leading towards