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Vale fertilizer sale seen on track despite review

By Guillermo Parra-Bernal, Tatiana Bautzer October 5, 2016

Rio de Janeiro | Reuters — Vale SA’s plan to dispose of fertilizer assets remains on track despite a request last week by Brazil’s state development bank, BNDES, to analyze the transaction more carefully, according to two people with direct knowledge of the situation. Terms of the deal, which involves the sale of certain assets […] Read more

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P+H bulking up on fertilizer in southeastern Saskatchewan

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff September 23, 2016

Winnipeg grain company Parrish and Heimbecker has started construction work to further boost its crop input retail profile in southeastern Saskatchewan. The company, in an online newsletter released this week, said it has fast-tracked work on a new 1,800-tonne capacity liquid fertilizer blend plant at Moosomin, Sask., to accompany a 16,000-tonne capacity dry fertilizer storage […] Read more

An Agrium fertilizer distribution facility west of Portage la Prairie, Man. (Dave Bedard photo)

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Tough farm conditions right time for merger, Agrium CEO says

By Rod Nickel September 20, 2016

Reuters — Plunging crop and fertilizer prices may not have hit rock bottom yet, and the market’s weakness makes it the right time to merge leading farm input suppliers, the CEO of Agrium said on Tuesday, making his pitch to skeptical investors for a US$26 billion union with PotashCorp. “Are we at the bottom yet? […] Read more

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Fertilizer merger highlights big-picture concerns

By Jade Markus September 13, 2016

CNS Canada — A multi-billion-dollar merger between two major crop input companies is the latest in a string of consolidation efforts in North America’s agriculture industry, drawing attention again to the possible effects on the value chain. Agrium and PotashCorp announced Monday they plan to combine to create an integrated global supplier of crop inputs, […] Read more

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PotashCorp, Agrium make engagement official

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff September 12, 2016

The boards of two of the heaviest hitters in Canada’s fertilizer sector have formally agreed to a $47 billion “merger of equals” deal under a new, yet-to-be-named parent company. PotashCorp, the world’s biggest fertilizer company by capacity, and rival Agrium, which is also the world’s biggest crop input retail chain, announced an agreement Monday in […] Read more

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Growmark, FS plan SW Ontario fertilizer store

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff September 6, 2016

Crop supply retail chain FS Partners and its owner, ag co-operative Growmark, plan to put up an expanded fertilizer centre in southwestern Ontario to supply both farmers and other retailers. Growmark announced its plans Wednesday for a new 15,000-tonne capacity facility to be built at Ayr, Ont., about 20 km south of Kitchener. The Illinois-based […] Read more

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Fertilizer merger faces easier approval at home than in U.S.

By diane-bartz, John Tilak September 2, 2016

Toronto/Washington | Reuters — Canada’s PotashCorp and Agrium are more likely to win approval for a potential merger in Canada than in the U.S., but U.S. rejection of the deal would scuttle it globally, competition lawyers said. Saskatoon-based PotashCorp and Calgary’s Agrium confirmed Tuesday they were in preliminary merger talks, toward a deal that would […] Read more

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PotashCorp, Agrium merger would send farmers to regulators

By Michael Hirtzer, Rod Nickel August 31, 2016

Winnipeg/Chicago | Reuters — North American farmers will pressure regulators to protect their negotiating leverage with fertilizer suppliers if PotashCorp and Agrium agree to merge, major farm groups said on Wednesday. The potential deal revealed on Tuesday would combine the world’s largest fertilizer producer by capacity, with the continent’s biggest network of farm retail dealers, […] Read more

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Agrium, PotashCorp in merger talks

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff August 30, 2016

Canadian fertilizer giants Agrium and PotashCorp confirmed Tuesday they’re in “preliminary discussions” toward a possible merger-of-equals. Calgary-based Agrium and Saskatoon-based PotashCorp emphasized in separate statements Tuesday that no decision has yet been made on whether to go ahead with such a merger and no agreement has yet been reached. “There can be no assurance that […] Read more

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Fertilizer price slump chops profits at Agrium, CF

By Rod Nickel August 3, 2016

Reuters — Two of North America’s biggest fertilizer companies reported large drops in quarterly profit on Wednesday, and warned of tough times ahead as abundant supplies weighed on prices. At U.S. nitrogen producer CF Industries, second-quarter profit fell 87 per cent — more than expected — and it warned prices would likely remain weak into […] Read more

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Vale fertilizer sale seen on track despite review

P+H bulking up on fertilizer in southeastern Saskatchewan

Tough farm conditions right time for merger, Agrium CEO says

Fertilizer merger highlights big-picture concerns

PotashCorp, Agrium make engagement official

Growmark, FS plan SW Ontario fertilizer store

Fertilizer merger faces easier approval at home than in U.S.

PotashCorp, Agrium merger would send farmers to regulators

Agrium, PotashCorp in merger talks

Fertilizer price slump chops profits at Agrium, CF

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