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Vale has reported that Murilo Ferreira will not renew his contract after the expiration of his term as Vale’s CEO on 26 May 2017.

Deepak Fertilisers and Petrochemicals Corp. Ltd has announced that commercial operations have begun at the Taloja (Maharashtra) NPK plant.

AAF International recently supplied a dust collection system to help its client to protect its employees and belt conveyors from fine particles emitted during phosphate transportation.

Union Pacific's GroTrain service, starting in January, will connect South Dakota farmers transporting inbound fertilizer and outbound crops to key markets.

CHS Inc. have elected a Wisconsin farmer to a three-year term on the company's Board of Directors.

Brazilian Minister of Transportation and Mosaic held a signing ceremony to celebrate a formal Mosaic contract to invest in upgrading its Fospar S.A.’s fertilizer terminal in the Port of Paranaguá.

54 agricultural associations have written (below) to the President-Elect’s Trump’s transition team, detailing a request that the administration select fair, knowledge, and impartial Commissioners to lead the Surface Transportation Board.

Yara UK sets up storage and bagging facilities at Associated British Ports' Port of Garston in the UK.

CF Fertilisers UK switches its tyre policy to Continental Tires for the heavy-duty forklifts and onsite trailers at its Cheshire manufacturing site.

Yargus Manufacturing Inc. has entered into an agreement to sell its manufacturing operation to Ag Growth International Inc.

AGCO has announced a realignment of its regional structure and an increase in its on-the-ground presence in Africa.

In 3Q16, Acron Group’s mineral fertilizer sales to the domestic market from its Russian production facilities were up to more than 700 000 t.

Agrium Inc. has announced its 3Q16 results, with a net loss attributable to equity holders of Agrium of US$41 million.

Clariant focused on China's sustainable development at its second Sustainability Dialog Summit.

Anton Vishanenko, Uralkali’s CFO, made a presentation at the Russian CFO Summit at the InterContinental Moscow Tverskaya (Moscow).