An excess of potash, a competitive position in nitrogen and a recovery in agriculture were some of the keys to Nutrien President and CEO Chuck Magro’s presentation at the 29th Global Metals and Mining Conference held Tuesday in Florida. After what Magro called a tough 2019, a year he says saw the market conditions eliminate […]
A rebound in global agricultural markets is expected to drive better returns this year after a difficult fourth quarter for fertilizer company Nutrien Ltd., its CEO said Thursday. The last three months of 2019 featured ongoing challenges including geopolitical issues and short-term weather anomalies, said Chuck Magro on a conference call to discuss the Saskatoon-based […]
Nutrien will be starting up Vanscoy’s potash mine again in March. The company says management is reviewing plans for how workers will return to the mine, so the exact startup date hasn’t been decided yet. It says expectations of a positive trend in the potash market helped lead to this decision. The mine was shut […]
Nutrien’s potash mine near Vanscoy will continue to be closed until the end of February. This is the second shutdown extension for the potash mine, as it was originally closed in November due to a large supply of potash on the international market. The closure was extended last month through to the end of January. […]
Thirty-six food banks across Saskatchewan will benefit from the $1.75-million that were raised during the Food Banks of Saskatchewan holiday matching campaign. Nutrien, who has who has supported the holiday matching campaign for the last 10 years, matched donations of up to $250,000 during the campaign. Laurie O’Connor, Executive Director of Food Banks of Saskatchewan […]
SASKATOON — Nutrien Ltd. says it has signed a deal to buy Brazilian company Agrosema Comercial Agricola Ltda. Financial terms of the deal were not immediately available. Nutrien says Agrosema has annual sales of roughly US$60 million across 12 farm centres with approximately 200 employees. The company says the acquisition complements its current retail operations […]
It will not be a Merry Christmas for the more than 250 workers employed by the Nutrien potash mine at Vanscoy. Nutrien is announcing that while it will re-open mines in Allan and Lanigan December 29, the Vanscoy operation will continue to be shut-down until at least the end of January. The mines were temporarily […]
Nutrien still plans to close the Rocanville potash mine for two weeks, despite the CN Rail strike coming to an end. Nutrien announced the two week layoffs on Monday, blaming the strike for slowing the ability to transport product. Spokesperson Will Tigley says the end of the strike is great news for farmers and the […]
The impact of the CN Rail strike is beginning to show in Saskatchewan. Nutrien has announced they are preparing to shut down their Rocanville potash mine due to the strike. It’s the company’s largest potash mine. “It is extremely disappointing that in a year when the agricultural sector has been severely impacted by poor weather and […]
Premier Scott Moe is concerned with the layoffs announced by Nutrien to its work force at their Allan, Vanscoy and Lanigan mines. The decision was made public earlier this week after the company chose to close down the three facilities for eight weeks starting in November. The premier talked about the importance to stay engaged […]
