AgribusinessIn Saltha, Faridpur, farmers say a 50 kg sack of DAP or TSP set at Tk 1,050 is costing them Tk 1,600 to 1,700; the administration says there is no shortage and two dealers have been fined.
AgribusinessChinese phosphate exports fell from about 5.3 million tonnes in 2025 to almost nothing in 2026 as producers kept output at home amid tight sulphur supply, Argus data show.
AgribusinessThe world's largest fertiliser producer closed its Point Lisas nitrogen complex over gas supply, while DTN's survey showed UAN32 up 6% in a month and potash back above $500 a ton.
AgribusinessCanadian start-up ClearCost, which lets farmers track fertilizer prices and contract deliveries, has closed a Series A round and will relaunch its platform across North America in early 2027.
OrganicDeputy minister of water and sanitation Jack Bloom told Western Cape grain farmers that sludge from treatment plants could become a local source of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium. An environmental adviser warned of heavy metals and salt.
EnvironmentAn IFPRI model finds that a very strong El Niño, combined with fuel and fertilizer prices driven up by the war in Iran, could cut Kenya's farm output, raise food prices and push about 756,000 more people into poverty under one scenario.
CropsGrowing aman rice on a bigha in Jashore now costs Tk 18,000-21,000 against Tk 15,000-18,000 last year, while paddy sells at about Tk 1,050 a maund, farmers and extension officials told Prothom Alo.
WorldUN Women says disrupted shipping through the Strait of Hormuz is raising fuel, fertiliser and transport costs and food prices; another 22 million people may face food insecurity by year's end, 53 per cent of them women and girls.
Market ManagementAll eight fertilizers in DTN's weekly survey of US retailers now cost more than a year ago, led by anhydrous ammonia at $977 a ton, while potash marketer Canpotex plans a C$500 million upgrade of its Vancouver terminal.
CropsA Grain SA economist told an NAMC webinar that a large maize surplus could blunt any El Nino price rise, while input costs have outpaced crop prices.
Urea is selling for Tk 33-40 a kg and TSP for Tk 55-60 in markets across Cumilla against an official Tk 27, while the district agriculture extension office says stocks are sufficient.
AgribusinessDepartment figures show 1.14 million tonnes sold in the first nine months of the fertiliser year, while the Tánaiste promises fertiliser, fodder and fuel supports.
The Mill in White Hall opened a 2,000-ton facility with a computer-run blender, but dealers and analysts warn fertilizer prices are not coming down soon.
