Ewan Thomson

Potash Editor, Argus Media. Views expressed are mine alone.

[Argus Media @ArgusMedia]

News story: Germany-based potash and salt producer K+S expects #potash prices to rise in the short and medium term, but its assumptions on long-term prices have been cut, the company said | #ArgusFertz #fertilizer

By @EThomsonPotash: https://t.co/mgsblFAaXs

[Argus Media @ArgusMedia]

Check out global MOP price action with @ArgusMedia's proprietary composite #MOP index | #ArgusFertz #potash 

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[Reuters Ag News @ReutersAg]

U.S. farmers plan huge corn crop despite price drop, ethanol collapse https://t.co/BknXA6kLAg

[AfricaFertilizer @AfricFertilizer]

Kenya
Farmers in the country’s breadbasket are facing difficulties accessing farm inputs and are facing higher #fertiliser prices ahead of the planting season due to supply disruptions caused by the coronavirus outbreak.
@IFDCnews @Wafa_Fertilizer @DGateway @AgriSocietyOfKe

[Argus Media @ArgusMedia]

There has been much doom and gloom written about the consequences of the #coronavirus outbreak on the African #fertilizer market. But while it is early days, it is largely a case of business as usual | #ArgusFertz

@Mikephosphates reports: https://t.co/9dTYseOwPV

[Farming First @farmingfirst]

The UK's new #agriculture bill dubbed 'one of the most significant pieces of legislation for British farmers in over 70 years' and will directly affect the livelihoods of 460,000 people and determine the future of the 70% of UK land area - here's why: https://t.co/q6vnbSFpqh

[International Fertilizer Association @FertilizerNews]

Some important features of controlled-release fertilizers include the:

🔶 release pattern (shape, lag, lock off)
⌛ release duration
🌡️ effect of temperature on the release

From our book, Slow- and Controlled Release and Stabilized Fertilizers: https://t.co/KyLwcTMINx

[Ewan Thomson @EThomsonPotash]

Vancouver port traffic hits record high on Asian demand for grain and potash

https://t.co/il6mZho9tP

#MOP #potash

[Reuters Ag News @ReutersAg]

UK's Gove: Government will use tariffs to protect farming in no deal Brexit https://t.co/Ad0fMHz89N

[Ewan Thomson @EThomsonPotash]

Indonesia to challenge EU's RED II plan at WTO.
https://t.co/gBZav7FpGZ
#potash #MOP

[Ewan Thomson @EThomsonPotash]

Brugler sees possible fall in soybean prices, more positive on corn or maize ahead of USDA reports due on Friday. https://t.co/IYUWMN2JuV

[Ewan Thomson @EThomsonPotash]

8 Key Factors that Influence Freight Costs

If your business involves inventory – whether you are a wholesaler, manufacturer or retailer – freight charges are one of the key costs of doing business.

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[FT Commodities @ftcommodities]

Brazilian coffee glut weighs on global growers https://t.co/rcN3izRhM7

[Adam Hunter @AHiddyCBC]

Sask. NDP pledges to review potash royalties if elected #skpoli https://t.co/0uKGIDSRyY

[Ewan Thomson @EThomsonPotash]

MOP imports to Brazil reached more than 10.5mn t last year, up from record highs in 2017 of nearly 9.7mn t. But market share has changed a lot since 2014. #MOP #potash

[Ewan Thomson @EThomsonPotash]

South African corn farmers in for a tough 2019.

https://t.co/4T2HFmyEwo

[LW_FertInsight @LW_FertInsight]

Reduced AN anti-dumping duties, advanced negotiations on cadmium limits, anti-dumping case on UAN. Where does that leave Europe? ::: Argus guide to EU #fertilizer duties 2019 ::: https://t.co/NzkP8PMRpq clients receive this and much more... check it out

[Polysulphate @Polysulphate]

30% of wheat grown in the UK still doesn’t receive a #sulphur application.

One recommendation from the "Agronomist and Arable Farmer" website is to use #Polysulphate to combine spring #potash applications with sulphur.

https://t.co/0icexqvsUZ

[Reuters Ag News @ReutersAg]

China buys at least three cargoes of U.S. soybeans: traders https://t.co/0fB9XNkBC8

[Reuters Ag News @ReutersAg]

Algeria rejects Argentine wheat shipment over poor quality https://t.co/Xn7R8R9vRC