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2026 August
2026-08-03 — AGCO cuts 2026 outlook as high farm costs delay equipment purchases
2026-08-03 — East Anglia irrigation restrictions deepen crop losses during heatwave
2026-08-03 — Metribuzin returns as Illinois growers confront herbicide-resistant waterhemp
2026-08-04 — Heat exposure pushes 57 million hectares of tropical forests beyond photosynthesis limits
2026-08-04 — GAIL and RCF partner on 1.27 million t/yr urea plant in Maharashtra under India’s new capacity push
2026-08-04 — U.S. Commerce recommends keeping 20% Moroccan phosphate duties despite Trump’s emergency suspension
2026-08-05 — Itafos CEO warns sulfur shortage could stretch into 2027 as 45% of global trade remains blocked
2026-08-05 — U.S. retail fertilizer prices fall for 7th straight week as UAN32 drops 14% from June peak
2026-08-05 — Mexico’s GPO ammonia plant in Sinaloa reaches 80% completion, targets 2027 startup
2026-08-05 — USDA offers $500,000 to expand U.S. biofertilizer exports to Vietnam
2026-08-06 — U.S. exempts Canadian fertilizers from new 50% tariffs
2026-08-06 — Replenish Nutrients closes $7.5M from SRC Agrominerals to expand Beiseker pelletization facility
2026-08-06 — Envision Energy delivers low-carbon ammonia certificates to PepsiCo for Asia-Pacific fertilizer supply
2026-08-06 — CF Industries nearly doubles quarterly profit as nitrogen prices rise
2026-08-07 — Nutrien Q2 earnings hit $1.22 billion as record potash volumes lift revenue 4%
2026-08-07 — India issues 1.7 million tonne urea tender through RCF with bids opening on August 11
2026-08-07 — UN data reveals Hormuz disruption slashed urea exports 83% and total trade volumes 54%
2026-08-07 — Scientists discover protein switch that controls how plants absorb nitrogen fertilizer
2026-08-10 — Mosaic posts $273 million net loss in Q2 as sulfur crisis forces phosphate curtailments
2026-08-10 — Yara Q2 EBITDA jumps 39% to $906 million as nitrogen margins widen
2026-08-10 — Bangladesh tenders 950,000 tonnes of DAP, TSP and MOP for FY 2026-27
2026-08-10 — Brazil opens federal gas market to auctions, giving fertilizer producers first priority
2026-08-11 — Researchers call for simultaneous breeding of yield, nutrition and climate resilience
2026-08-11 — Mosaic Biosciences and Elicit Plant partner on canola water-stress biologicals
2026-08-11 — UK suspends 6% tariff on UAN fertilizer, boosting U.S. exporters
2026-08-11 — U.S. corn condition falls to 61% as heat pressures crop
2026-08-12 — Fertilizer Recommendation Support Tool expands to 2,828 trials across 44 states
2026-08-12 — Nutrien weighs phosphate future as sulfur costs push Q2 margins negative
2026-08-12 — Mosaic Biosciences doubles revenue with 5 new product launches in first half of 2026
2026-08-13 — ICL posts strongest quarterly operating income in 3 years as Q2 2026 sales climb 17% to $2.1 billion
2026-08-13 — Yara and Air Products finalize NEOM green ammonia marketing deal for 1.2 million t/yr plant
2026-08-13 — Fall 2026 fertilizer prices run 16–24% above prior year as Iran conflict weighs on farm budgets
2026-08-13 — Agromin and Limoneira advance 70-acre composting center in California
2026-08-14 — Urea price decline accelerates to $386/t as China quota releases and Hormuz talks ease supply fears
2026-08-14 — Orbia Netafim targets smaller farms with new digital irrigation system
2026-08-14 — Iran and Oman agree on Hormuz safe shipping route coordinates in key step for fertilizer trade
2026-08-14 — USDA fertilizer investigation nears completion as farm groups push for pricing transparency
2026-08-17 — Air Products cancels Louisiana Clean Energy Complex, redirects capital to NEOM ammonia partnership
2026-08-17 — Nitrogen fertilizer prices stay high despite lower natural gas costs, puzzling farmers and analysts
2026-08-17 — Mosaic settles Q3 sulfur at $705/long ton, guides DAP at $820–$840 as phosphate curtailments persist
2026-08-17 — CF Industries raises mid-cycle EBITDA to $2.9 billion, sees nitrogen supply tight through 2027
2026-08-18 — Local African rocks could offer a new source of potassium fertilizer
2026-08-18 — Mexico advances two nitrogen fertilizer projects as import risks mount
2026-08-18 — Sulfur shortage threatens global phosphate supply as Hormuz blockade and Russia ban cut 2 of 3 top sources
2026-08-18 — Pupuk Indonesia closes initial round of 90,000 metric ton DAP buy tender
2026-08-19 — USDA offers $7.5 million to expand cold storage for food assistance
2026-08-19 — Trump extends Jones Act waiver 90 days, keeping foreign ships on U.S. fertilizer routes
2026-08-19 — India’s RCF urea tender draws 2.57 million metric tons in offers from 21 suppliers
2026-08-19 — Ranchbot raises $15 million in Series B to scale satellite ranch monitoring across the U.S.
2026-08-20 — Mosaic Biosciences launches enzyme-based product to speed crop residue breakdown
2026-08-20 — 50-year meta-analysis finds genetically engineered rice could cut global fertilizer use while sustaining yields
2026-08-20 — IFDC: China’s urea exports ease nitrogen prices, but fertilizer markets remain tense
2026-08-20 — Profertil H1 2026 urea revenue surges 30% to $250 million as Iran conflict lifts nitrogen prices
2026-08-21 — EU, Japan stone fruit crops set to rebound in 2026/27 as weather conditions improve
2026-08-22 — Sabic and Maaden sign 3-year fertilizer MoU as Sabic plans 2.6 million metric tons of new urea capacity
2026-08-22 — India extends critical DAP subsidy support through Rabi season as import costs stay above $900/t
2026-08-23 — Strait of Hormuz MoU expires without deal as vessel transits fall to 12 per day
2026-08-24 — India’s NFL secures 60,000 metric tons of DAP at $920s/t as peak import season begins
2026-08-24 — Egypt’s NCIC awards DAP at $915–920/t FOB in August tender, up from $890–900 in July
2026-08-24 — New framework links plant microbe breeding to lower fertilizer dependence across major crops
2026-08-24 — Houthis declare naval blockade against Saudi ports, opening a 2nd front in the fertilizer shipping crisis
2026-08-25 — UN proposes Oman-based mechanism to restore fertilizer transit through Strait of Hormuz
2026-08-25 — India’s RCF awards 1.78 million metric tons of urea to 8 suppliers in August tender
2026-08-25 — NEOM green hydrogen complex finishes $8.4 billion construction, targets 2027 ammonia exports
2026-08-25 — CF Industries starts Blue Point blue ammonia construction after Q2 profit nearly doubles to $727 million
2026-08-26 — U.S. retail fertilizer prices fall for fourth straight week as UAN28 drops 7%
2026-08-26 — Hive Hydrogen’s $5.8 billion South Africa green ammonia project advances ahead of Cape Town summit
2026-08-26 — Minnesota awards $1.6 million to expand farmer access to nitrogen enhanced-efficiency fertilizers
2026-08-26 — Trade group warns Morocco phosphate duty suspension risks lasting U.S. dependence on OCP
2026-08-27 — EU pesticide residue proposal could cut agricultural imports by 41%, JRC study finds
2026-08-27 — Hycom pitches $638 million green ammonia plant in Brazil’s Paraná state
2026-08-27 — Topsoe supplies ammonia synthesis technology for First Ammonia’s green plant in Texas
2026-08-27 — New research maps how engineered soil microbiomes could cut synthetic fertilizer use
2026-08-28 — AGCO to showcase new Fendt, Massey Ferguson equipment and autonomous farming technology at Farm Progress Show 2026
2026-08-28 — Uralchem urges balanced fertilizer use to combat land degradation at UN desertification conference
2026-08-28 — Wesfarmers says Middle East conflict pushed up fertilizer costs as WesCEF earnings rose 18.5%
2026-08-28 — Fall 2026 fertilizer prices run 7–24% above last year as harvest season approaches
2026-08-28 — UN trade data shows Hormuz disruption cut fertilizer and chemical exports sharply in April
2026-08-29 — OCP targets 4.5 million metric tons of new phosphate capacity by end of 2026 under SP2M plan
2026-08-30 — Urea climbs back to $409/t as Hormuz negotiations progress and China eases its pricing strategy
2026-08-31 — Syngenta H1 2026 sales fall 2% to $12.2B as China grain trading cuts weigh on revenue
2026-08-31 — U.S. farmers turn to wind royalties and other side income as farm economics tighten
2026-08-31 — Better Cotton partners with Avalo to develop climate-resilient cotton using AI
