Nitrogen

China’s National Development & Reform Commission has asked local governments and companies to help ensure both stable prices and supplies of fertilizer for upcoming spring planting.

Vale has announced that it has completed the sale of its fertilizer business to Mosaic in accordance with the terms disclosed in the press release on 2 January 2018.

PotashCorp and Agrium have received clearance from the US Federal Trade Commission and have obtained all regulatory approvals required to close their proposed merger of equals transaction.

EIRICH has announced that its preparation technology, which enables mixing and granulating to be performed in a single unit, has recently been selected for use by a Turkish fertilizer manufacturer.

Vale S.A. has announced that it has entered into a quota purchase agreement with Yara International ASA to sell its fully owned subsidiary Vale Cubatão Fertilizantes Ltda.

Bunge Ltd – a global agribusiness and food company whose operations include selling fertilizer in South America – has announced a number of organisational and leadership changes.

The Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China has officially announced the import tariff quotas on fertilizer for the year 2018.

According to Reuters, Terra Nitrogen Co. has released its results for 3Q17, reporting sales of US$84.6 million compared to US$90.2 million.

Yara International ASA has announced that it has completed the acquisition of Agronomic Technology Corp.

Global fertilizer company EuroChem Group AG has announced that Dmitry Strashnov has been appointed Chief Operating Officer.

According to Reuters, fertilizer producer CF Industries Holdings Inc. has reported a lower-than-expected loss in 3Q17.

Mosaic Co. has released its results for 3Q17, reporting a net income of US$227 million, compared to a net income of US$39 million in 3Q16.

According to Reuters, Phosagro has stated that its overall fertilizer production in 3Q17 is up 19% y/y to 2.1 million t.

Andrej Babis, the leader of the Czech Republic’s ANO, has won the country’s national election.

Yara International ASA has released its results for 3Q17, reporting weaker results compared to 3Q16.