Category: fertilizers

‘We Are on the Precipice of a Food Shortage’: Goya CEO on Looming Food Crisis

Policies leading to a war on fossil fuel as well as the Russian invasion of Ukraine will contribute to a food crisis, according to Robert Unanue, President and CEO of Goya Foods. “We are on the precipice of food shortage.” Russia and Ukraine together produce half of the fertilizer used in the United States and…


Nutrien to Increase Potash Production Amid Eastern Europe Supply Worries

Canada’s Nutrien Ltd, the world’s biggest fertilizer producer, said on Wednesday it plans to increase potash output by nearly 1 million tonnes this year to about 15 million tonnes in response to the uncertainty of supply from Eastern Europe. Potash is a key input required for producing nitrogen-containing fertilizers, and Russia and Belarus are the…


Live Q&A: How Russia’s Blitzkrieg Strategy Failed; Crisis Cuts Deep Into Global Food Supplies

The Russian Federation attempted a rapid takeover of key locations in Ukraine, yet the advance was badly delayed and the strategy is now breaking at the seams. Russia now faces demoralized troops, deep sanctions, a narrative catastrophe, and growing unrest among its own population. And in other news, Russia is one of the world’s top…


Texas Company Proposes Massive CO2 Capture Pipeline In Midwest

A Texas-based company wants to build a large-scale carbon capture system across five states in the Midwest to help its customers reduce their greenhouse gas emissions. Navigator Heartland Greenway, of Dallas, announced it had entered into contracts with two industry affiliated companies to begin site development for the proposed multi-billion dollar pipeline project. A series…