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2026 May

2026-05-01Syngenta Group reports modest Q1 2026 growth as margins expand through innovation

2026-05-01Ikar introduces Fosto biostimulant in Italy offering more precise crop nutrition

2026-05-01Pivot Bio invests $7m to expand St. Louis operations with new innovation and manufacturing hubs

2026-05-04MustGrow revenue climbs to $8.3 million in 2025 as the company pivots to U.S. market

2026-05-04Fertilizer shock from Middle Eastern crisis threatens sub-Saharan Africa’s food systems

2026-05-04Strait of Hormuz blockade disrupts global fertilizer trade, raising food supply concerns

2026-05-05Corteva names its seed and genetics spinoff — Vylor

2026-05-05Denmark bets on oats to advance climate-neutral farming goals

2026-05-05Crops becoming less nutritious due to rise of CO₂ levels

2026-05-05Researchers found that plant cells continuously adjust their structure to manage sunlight

2026-05-06Kazakhstan increased grain transport volumes reacting to Q1 2026 exports growth

2026-05-06California peach growers forced to remove 420,000 trees after bankruptcy of Del Monte Foods canneries

2026-05-06Scientists say cannabis leaves contain rare compounds with medical benefits

2026-05-07CF Industries doubles Q1 2026 profit as global nitrogen supply tightens due to Middle East conflict

2026-05-07Kelp biofuel may soon power our cars and planes

2026-05-07Fertilizer industry shifts toward integrated agronomic systems, away from standalone products

2026-05-07UK launches consultation on Sumitomo Chemical’s fungicide ingredient inpyrfluxam

2026-05-08AGCO raises 2026 outlook after first-quarter sales and earnings climb

2026-05-08Ancient Amazonian soil boosted tropical tree growth by 88% on degraded land, study finds

2026-05-08Decades-long Harvard forest experiment finds warming soils may release “stable” carbon

2026-05-11Long-term climate warming may accelerate the development of antibiotic resistance in soils, new study suggests

2026-05-11CF Industries moves forward with its $4 billion blue hydrogen and ammonia complex in Louisiana; construction begins in 2026

2026-05-11Cargill invests $163 million in French sunflower processing expansion

2026-05-12Mosaic reports quarterly loss and lowers phosphate outlook due to rising sulfur prices

2026-05-12Small gardens, big impact: how pollinator-friendly yards support wildlife

2026-05-12PepsiCo expands low-carbon fertilizer partnership with Fertiberia across Europe

2026-05-12Petrobras halts fertilizer production at two Brazilian units after operational disruptions

2026-05-12India’s IPL seeks lower DAP prices in 1.2 million-ton import tender

2026-05-12Loop Chemicals licenses Sandia National Laboratories ammonia technology for distributed U.S. fertilizer production

2026-05-13Jordan approves $1bn green ammonia investment agreement

2026-05-13U.S. farm bankruptcies surge 46% in 2025, reaching highest level in five years

2026-05-13DOE backs Indiana ammonia project with $1.5bn loan as Trump administration ramps up U.S. fertilizer expansion

2026-05-13Nutrien Q1 2026 revenue jumps 19% on robust fertilizer demand

2026-05-13ATOME gets green light on $665M Paraguay green fertilizer plant backed by full 10-year Yara offtake deal

2026-05-13Trump wants to increase U.S. fertilizer production aiming at 30% nitrogen boost, 100% potash expansion and 200% phosphate growth

2026-05-14India’s fertilizer ministry establishes joint buying consortium for DAP, MOP and raw materials amid supply crisis

2026-05-14American Farm Bureau: 70% of US farmers cannot afford full fertilizer needs as spring planting peaks

2026-05-14First phosphate cargo transits Strait of Hormuz since Iran war began; eight vessels remain stranded in Gulf

2026-05-14CF Industries names Andrew Scribner as new CFO

2026-05-14Senator Marshall introduces bill to scrap Moroccan phosphate duties that cost U.S. farmers $6.9B over five years

2026-05-14ICL Group raises 2026 EBITDA guidance to $1.5–1.7B as Q1 2026 sales climb 14% on potash strength

2026-05-15USDA removes 10 lenders from rural development loan program over delinquency concerns

2026-05-15U.S. Senate holds first fertilizer industry hearing as urea prices raised 40% in 2026

2026-05-15Bioceres posts Q3 2026 net loss as revenues fall 23%

2026-05-15Syngenta acquires Intrinsyx Bio to strengthen position in nutrient use efficiency biologicals

2026-05-15PepsiCo signs three low-carbon fertilizer deals with CF Industries, TalusAg and Fertiberia

2026-05-15AgTech funding slowdown deepens as investors favor fewer, larger bets

2026-05-18Arevo introduces Arginex to tackle nitrogen loss in peat-free substrates

2026-05-18USDA sees global grain production falling as consumption continues to grow in 2026/27

2026-05-18University of Waterloo researchers developed a nanotechnology-based pesticide spray that reduces runoff and enhances crop adhesion

2026-05-18Australia secures 90,000 tonnes of urea under new government strategic reserve scheme

2026-05-18Urea drops 19% from monthly peak but remains 22% above year-ago levels

2026-05-18Fertiglobe Q1 2026: EBITDA rises 31% to $342M as profit nearly doubles despite Hormuz volume drop

2026-05-18IPL finalizes 1.346mt DAP purchase from 14 global suppliers at $930–935/t CFR

2026-05-18Second phosphate cargo crosses Strait of Hormuz since Iran war began — MAP vessel transits May 9–10

2026-05-18EU considers additional free carbon permits for fertilizer producers amid supply shock

2026-05-18Greenpeace report claims traditional English roast dinner contains more than 100 pesticides

2026-05-19Corteva locks in headquarters: Vylor goes to Johnston, Iowa; New Corteva stays in Indianapolis

2026-05-19Yara CEO: fertilizer shortage is costing 10 billion meals per week globally

2026-05-19India faces twin threat of heat waves and fertilizer shortages ahead of key planting season

2026-05-19European scientists are close to creating self-fertilizing crops

2026-05-19World Bank warns fertilizer prices could rise 30%+ in 2026 as Hormuz blockade persists

2026-05-19SiC Systems and Copernic Catalysts partner on next-generation green ammonia platform

2026-05-19Ascribe Bio and Corteva target seed-treatment biologicals with Phytalix collaboration

2026-05-19Syngenta revives Hong Kong IPO discussions aiming at H2 2026 after double-digit growth in biologicals

2026-05-19John Deere previews 2027 farming innovations: See & Scout AI cameras, expanded autonomous tech

2026-05-20Ostara appoints former Nutrien agronomist Mike Howell to lead nutrient efficiency strategy

2026-05-20Fertilizer Canada opens registration for 2026 annual conference in Prince Edward Island

2026-05-20China pledges $17 billion annual U.S. farm purchases after Trump-Xi Beijing summit

2026-05-20USDA accelerates Blue Point ammonia permitting and restarts stalled fertilizer expansion projects

2026-05-20BPC settles new India potash contract at $383/t CFR; $35/t above China’s 2026 benchmark

2026-05-20Renaissance Bioscience unveils virus-like particle platform to expand RNAi biopesticide scope beyond chewing insects

2026-05-20Resurrect Bio closes Series A at $10.3M with Corteva leading as AI crop-immunity platform scales

2026-05-20S2G Investments closes $1B growth-stage fund to back food, agriculture, and energy companies

2026-05-20Indonesia returns to MOP market with 20,000-ton tender after India settles benchmark contract

2026-05-20On-farm green ammonia gains traction in Canada as fertilizer market turmoil revives interest in local nitrogen production

2026-05-20Tropic raises $105M to scale gene-edited bananas and deploy TR4-resistant varieties from 2027

2026-05-20Oishii closes $150M Series C to scale gene-edited strawberry vertical farming across North America

2026-05-20Aplantex raises $5M bridge round to advance production-scale green biotechnology for crop inputs

2026-05-21Adama introduces new fungicide mode of action and slug pellet in UK

2026-05-21Scientists identify gene responsible for drought-resistant root barriers in plants

2026-05-21China turns coal plant emissions into fertilizer in bid to cut costs and carbon

2026-05-21Dangote raises Ethiopia fertilizer plant investment to $4B+ as scope expands

2026-05-21Itafos and Rio Tinto amend sulfuric acid supply contract through 2029 to steady U.S. phosphate production costs

2026-05-21FMC sells India crop protection business to Crystal Crop Protection for $252M

2026-05-21Egypt’s NCIC issues May/June fertilizer tender with DAP at $915–917/t FOB

2026-05-21Brazil’s grape and wine industry expands internationally despite weather and pricing challenges

2026-05-22EU introduces Fertilizer Action Plan in response to rising nitrogen prices and farmer concerns

2026-05-22LSB Industries secures 100% ownership pathway for El Dorado blue ammonia CCS project in Arkansas

2026-05-22Yara’s Le Havre ammonia-urea plant shuts down on technical incident, restarts same day

2026-05-22U.S. fertilizer prices pause 13-week rise for first time since February; all 8 products still well above year-ago levels

2026-05-22India’s IPL scraps 521,000t ammonia tender after suppliers bid less than half the volume sought

2026-05-22EU Q1 2026 ammonia imports plunge 42% year-on-year as Middle East crisis and CBAM reshape nitrogen trade flows

2026-05-22Mexico’s Pacific coast ammonia project nears completion amid local opposition

2026-05-22ICL opens new specialty fertilizer production facility in India, advancing Growing Solutions global expansion

2026-05-22Sousan Samadani reinvented her life after 60 turning into soil activist

2026-05-22EPA approves continued use of atrazine herbicide despite widespread environmental concerns.

2026-05-23Indonesia tightens feed ingredient import rules, raising concerns for U.S. exporters

2026-05-23Brazil’s structural shift to ammonium sulfate is pulling urea prices down; China’s return is the year’s biggest wildcard

2026-05-23Deep-space flight shown to accelerate mutations in rice seeds, opening new possibilities for crop breeding

2026-05-23Egypt targets stronger global fertilizer presence with $2B+ push to produce DAP and phosphoric acid domestically

2026-05-23Syngenta divests its Flowers business into a joint venture with Dümmen Orange

2026-05-24Hive Hydrogen selects Topsoe for $1B SOEC electrolyser deal on $5.8B South Africa green ammonia project

2026-05-24Australia secures 38,500 tons of urea from Brunei amid tightening global supply chains

2026-05-24Fertilizer costs jump 20–30% across coffee origins as Strait of Hormuz disruptions squeeze growers

2026-05-24USDA opens $226 million Food for Progress funding round for seven countries

2026-05-24BASF commissions BioHub biological fermentation plant at Ludwigshafen to scale in-house crop protection biologicals

2026-05-24CVR Partners Q1 2026: net income nearly doubles to $50M as UAN prices surge 34% on tight nitrogen supply

2026-05-25Iran and Oman draft managed Strait of Hormuz protocol: fertilizer vessels face selective toll regime

2026-05-25SABIC trucks 25,000 tonnes of urea overland from Jubail to Yanbu — 1,250 truckloads to bypass Hormuz closure

2026-05-2540 food companies including Carlsberg, Diageo and Nestlé unite to launch regenerative agriculture program

2026-05-25Prairie View A&M launches $1 million biochar processing unit to convert crop residue into soil amendment

2026-05-25ADM and Hill’s Pet Nutrition expand regenerative farming to 18,500 acres across the U.S. and Hungary

2026-05-25EIB and BNP Paribas Leasing Solutions unlock €200 million to finance EU agriculture and bioeconomy SMEs

2026-05-25Sulphuric acid tops $500 per tonne as Hormuz closure tightens phosphate fertilizer production inputs globally

2026-05-25Agnico Eagle acquires Ontario phosphate project from Fox River Resources for $68.7 million

2026-05-26Farmers worldwide turn to manure and urine as synthetic nitrogen prices surge

2026-05-26Study finds conservation farm policies reduced global cropland degradation

2026-05-26EVREC files environmental impact statement for 1mt/yr green ammonia project in Newfoundland

2026-05-26Global corn and wheat acreage may cut by 3% in 2026 due to growing fertilizer costs amid Middle Eastern conflict

2026-05-26Gene controlling potato’s daylight response also suppresses nitrogen uptake, study finds

2026-05-26Senate Farm Bill enters critical June phase with fertilizer costs front and center

2026-05-26British farmers turn to homegrown biofertilizers as global supply risks grow

2026-05-26Australian researchers propose “smart soil” approach to reduce pipeline corrosion

2026-05-26British researchers advance drought-resistant rice project to support global food security

2026-05-27EU agriculture ministers held meeting in Brussels as fertilizer price crisis tops agenda

2026-05-27Sable Chemical restarts ammonium nitrate production in Zimbabwe after three-year shutdown

2026-05-27Bayer Crop Science posts 17.9% EBITDA growth in Q1 2026 as soybean seed revenue doubles on Corteva licensing deal

2026-05-27EuroChem reported that its AI-driven digital projects generated more than $50 million in gains

2026-05-27Global urea prices retreat as Brazil cuts purchases and 1.24 million tonnes remain stranded in Persian Gulf

2026-05-27West Africa begins contracting Russian fertilizer for Q3 2026 as Hormuz crisis reshapes global supply alliances

2026-05-27Machine learning study identifies timing and temperature as key drivers of nitrogen release in cover-cropped systems

2026-05-27Strait of Hormuz now runs on a bilateral permit system: here is how fertilizer shipments are navigating it

2026-05-28Brazil increases pulses exports as domestic bean consumption falls

2026-05-28Bayer faces antitrust lawsuit over alleged monopoly in U.S. GMO corn seed market

2026-05-28Mississippi State University wins $850K award to build a food-security threat network

2026-05-28India issues 1.7mt urea tender ahead of monsoon sowing as domestic production shortfall deepens

2026-05-28OCP warns Hormuz disruption has evolved into global fertilizer supply shock

2026-05-28Canada launches consultation on easing industrial hemp regulations

2026-05-28Yara’s Pilbara ammonia plant remains offline two months after power outage, squeezing Asian nitrogen supply

2026-05-28Analysts warn farmers to ‘mentally prepare’ for high prices through spring 2027

2026-05-28UK launches first gene-edited crop trial under new precision breeding law as Mosaic backs Rothamsted spinout

2026-05-28U.S. Department of Transportation grants 90-day hours-of-service waiver for fertilizer haulers across 35 states

2026-05-28Phospholutions’ Hunter Swisher: ‘RhizoSorb consistently matches or exceeds standard yields while reducing applied phosphorus by roughly 50%’

2026-05-28Organic nitrogen substitution reduces emissions without compromising wheat and maize yields, says recent study

2026-05-29U.S. farm debt nears record $625B as fertilizer costs and bankruptcies hit highest levels in years

2026-05-29Global potash output grow by 5% in 2025 as Canada and Laos expand capacity

2026-05-29Egypt’s $873M Damietta green ammonia project enters FEED phase with 150,000 t/yr export target

2026-05-29Mosaic closes sale of Carlsbad potash mine to International Minerals for $30M, exits U.S. SOP market

2026-05-29Millennial Potash initiates definitive feasibility study at Banio project in Gabon with $3M U.S. DFC backing

2026-05-29Crop protection R&D costs climb to $307M as regulatory burden lengthens development timelines

2026-05-29Biotalys raises €12.05M from existing investors to advance protein-based biofungicide pipeline

2026-05-29YamnaCo wins Andhra Pradesh approval for $1B first phase of green ammonia project

2026-05-29EU-backed InBestSoil project builds financial case for soil restoration across nine countries

2026-05-29African Development Bank backs OCP with €450 million guarantee to support green industrial transition

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