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The Complex Truth About Fertilizer Prices

December 13, 2021

Market Intelligence, Political News & Briefings, The Feed

Recent announcements have tried to sensationalize recent developments in the fertilizer markets, portraying U.S. fertilizer companies in a negative light. However, the reality is that U.S. fertilizer manufacturers, importers and retailers are heavily invested in making sure that farming is profitable and sustainable. The U.S. fertilizer industry operates in a global economy, and the prices farmers pay for fertilizer are subject to a complex web of global supply and demand factors:

TFI Releases 2016 Commercial Fertilizer Report

July 15, 2021

Market Intelligence, TFI News, The Feed

This week, The Fertilizer Institute (TFI) released the 2016 Commercial Fertilizer Report. The 2016 edition, a joint project of The Fertilizer Institute (TFI) and the Association of American Plant Food Control Officials (AAPFCO), highlights that U.S. fertilizer nutrient consumption increased 0.6 percent to 22.13 million short tons during the fertilizer year ending June 30, 2016.

Global Food Security - a Critical Issue

June 21, 2021

Energy & Environment, Stewardship, Market Intelligence, TFI News, The Feed

The following white paper was produced by the International Fertilizer Association: What is food security? All people, at all times, have physical, social and economic access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food that meets their food preferences and dietary needs for an active and healthy life (United Nation’s Committee on World Food Security). (www.ifpri.org/topic/food-security)

Meet the 2021 4R Advocates

May 11, 2021

Stewardship, The Feed

Each year, The Fertilizer Institute recognizes 4R Advocates, 5 pairs of retailers and farmers who are making 4R Nutrient Stewardship a priority in their operations. These partners get it, 4R Farming makes sense economically and environmentally. And that's why TFI is highlighting their work.

The Next Stop on TFI’s Sustainability Journey

September 28, 2020

Energy & Environment, TFI News, The Feed

It’s been said that sustainability is a journey, that you don’t suddenly wake up one day achieving your end goals. It takes time, effort, and resources to get to where you are going.

Rethinking the Future of Fertilizer

September 24, 2020

Energy & Environment, Advocacy, Stewardship, TFI News, The Feed

For more than 100 years, the fertilizer industry – and agriculture at large – has benefited off the work of science and technology. Starting in 1918, with the Haber Bosch process, which made the production of ammonia fertilizer economically feasible. Since then, the industry has kept refining not just how fertilizers are made, but how they are used by plants.

CFATS Program Extension Is Great News for Fertilizer Industry

July 14, 2020

Safety & Security, TFI News, The Feed

Bipartisanship does still exist, though often in short supply these days. Earlier this month, the Senate cleared a bipartisan three-year extension (S. 4096) of the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) program. If it becomes law, S. 4096 will extend the current CFATS program through July 27, 2023.

Assumptions About Water Quality

June 18, 2020

Energy & Environment, Stewardship, TFI News, The Feed

Sometime in my youth, I learned about the wordplay that illustrates the danger of making assumptions. For the uninitiated, lets just say that the end-result turns the “assumer,” into the first three letters of the word. So, I try not to make assumptions – at least, not about important stuff. Things like cars stopping for pedestrians in crosswalks, strange dogs not biting – you get the picture.

Fertilizer Industry Keen on Sustainability, New Market Opportunities, ROI

May 19, 2020

Stewardship, Market Intelligence, The Feed

This article was originally published in the May/June 2020 issue of Argus Media's Fertilizer Focus magazine. Based on recent discussions among members of The Fertilizer Institute (TFI) board of directors, more than 80 percent agree that sustainability and environmental impact are the issues that will most affect their businesses for the next three to five years.

Yara’s Incubator Farms Demonstrate Ongoing Quest for Knowledge

May 15, 2020

Energy & Environment, Research, The Feed

This post is part of a series highlighting work across the fertilizer industry as featured in TFI’s State of the Fertilizer Industry Report. Visit http://www.fertilizerreport.org to learn more.

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