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No. 33 Edition, Jun. 2026
F-NEWS Fetilizer news weekly Link the GlobalFertilizer Business
Industry News
Syngenta Introduces YIELDON Biostimulant for Brazilian Market Syngenta's YIELDON is a 100% natural biostimulant leveraging GeaPower technology to enhance productivity in soybeans, corn, cotton, and sugarcane. By activating key genes, it optimizes plant metabolism, improving yield and quality. Read More
Fertilizer imports to Brazil up 19% Brazil's fertilizer imports rose 19.2% YoY in May to 3.66 million tons, with Paranaguá Port handling 27% of total shipments. Year-to-date imports reached 14.92 million tons (+13.9%). Read More
U.S. Fertilizer Industry in Global Markets: Structure and Supply Risks The U.S. relies on imports for 94% of potash and 13% of phosphorus fertilizers, mostly from Canada and Peru. While nitrogen production has grown, global supply risks and price volatility remain key concerns for farmers. Read More
Egypt, China’s Asia-Potash Ink Major Phosphate Cooperation Deal Egypt's MRMIA signed an MoU with China's Asia-Potash to develop phosphate mining and fertilizer production, targeting $1.6B investment to boost exports and GDP contribution. Read More
Sea urchin biostimulant as a highly effective growth enhancer NIBIO's research shows urchin biostimulant significantly boosts lettuce biomass, even outperforming seaweed extract and commercial products in some cases. Part of the Ocean Green project, it aims for sustainable agriculture, circular economy using urchins. Read More
Don't Use This Fertilizer in Hot Weather—Horticulturists Say It Can Kill Your Plants Experts say hot-weather fertilizing harms plants. Avoid fast, high-nitrogen synthetics (risk burn, damage). If needed, use slow-release/organic ones, apply cool hours, water well. Read More
Unmanned farming paves way for China Henan's first fully unmanned wheat-corn rotation farm in Qingfeng, designed via the "sci-tech backyard program", saw its first wheat harvest. Using BeiDou-navigated machines, it achieves unmanned farming with 30% higher efficiency, 40% lower human costs, and 20% higher yield than traditional methods. Read More
When EVs start competing with farmers — phosphates in the spotlight DAP, a key fertilizer, now fuels energy transition via LFP batteries. 85-90% of phosphate goes to fertilizers; LFP may need 3M tonnes/year by 2050. Battery-grade requires purification, with premiums paid. Short-term price impacts; long-term, mines to serve both ag and energy. Read More
Africa - NPK Fertilizers - Market Analysis, Forecast, Size, Trends And Insights Africa's 2024 NPK fertilizer consumption: 4.5M tons ($2.7B), up 6.9%/14%. Morocco leads. 2024-2035 forecast: CAGRs +2.6% (to 6M tons) and +3.5% (to $4B). 2024 imports: 1.8M tons; exports: 815K tons. Read More
Agriculture: Vietnam Fertilizers imports up 9.64 percent in May, China leads the surge Vietnam's May 2025 fertilizer imports: $173.9m (+9.64% vs April), YTD $749.49m. China led at $64.08m (+31.10%). Canada, Philippines surged; S. Korea, Indonesia dropped. Demand up, driven by China and volatile suppliers. Read More
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