Fertiliser producer and carbon dioxide supplier CF Fertilisers blames high gas prices as it permanently shuts one of the UK’s only two major facilities, leaving the food supply chain and farming open to “threats,” according to farmers and food trade organisations. The company supplies 60 percent of the country’s CO2 production, including fertiliser for farmers. CO2…
UK’s Biggest Fertiliser Producer Shuts Facility; Farmers Say There Is ‘Unprecedented Risk’ to Supply
China’s Farmers Face Fertilizer Crunch as COVID-19 Measures Hamper Deliveries
BEIJING—China’s COVID-19 curbs are disrupting the supply of fertilizer to the country’s northeastern bread basket just a month away from spring planting, threatening this year’s corn and soybean crops if not resolved soon. Farmers typically have fertilizer prepared in early April before applying to fields later in the month during planting. But China’s worst outbreak…
Australia to Boost Urea Production to Keep Trucking Industry Moving
The Australian government has agreed to help national industry rapidly design and develop new urea manufacturing capabilities to tackle a looming shortfall that could ground the nation’s diesel fleet. To address the impending deficit, the Australian government has struck a deal with fertiliser manufacturer Incitec Pivot to immediately begin the design, trial, and testing of…
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