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From the Newsletter: Vol. 34 No. 11 / March 15, 2010

Terra picks CF over Yara; Agrium, Yara bow out of race — The year-long fertilizer merger saga may finally be over, and it appears that CF Industries Holdings Inc., which initially started ...more...

Pryor start-up expenses hold LSB earnings below year-ago levels — Some $5 million in start-up costs at LSB Industries Inc.'s Pryor, Okla. nitrogen facility were the major reason the company's ...more...

Industry groups back restrictions to EPA authority over GHG emissions — The Fertilizer Institute (TFI) and the Agricultural Retailers Association (ARA) were among nearly 100 industry trade groups who recently submitted ...more...

Industry officials debunk researcher claims that nitrogen doesn't help, but harms the soil — Industry officials are dismissing as "fatally flawed" the conclusion of University of Illinois (UI) researchers that synthetic nitrogen fertilizer can ...more...

Viterra 1Q fertilizer volumes up 15 percent — Viterra reported that fertilizer volumes were up 15 percent during the first quarter ending Jan. 31, 2010, reflecting solid demand ...more...

PotashCorp boosts 1Q guidance — Saskatoon—PotashCorp said March 11 that first-quarter earnings are estimated to be in the range of $1.30-$1.50 per share, well above ...more...

Potash producers receiving rebates from Sask. — Regina—The Province of Saskatchewan reports that refunds to potash producers this year will exceed revenues collected this year by C$203.9 ...more...

Power outage strands Agrium workers overnight — Calgary—A power outage near Agrium Inc.'s Vanscoy potash mine Sunday, March 7, kept 41 workers in the mine overnight. General ...more...

K+S 4Q earnings off 95 percent — Kassel—Germany's K+S Group reported a 95.2 percent drop in earnings before income taxes for the fourth quarter ending Dec. 31, ...more...

Martin Midstream receives positive ruling from IRS — Kilgore, Texas—Martin Midstream Partners L.P. (MMLP) said March 11 that it has received a favorable ruling from the United States ...more...

CHS distributes up to $225 M in 48 states — St. Paul—CHS Inc. owners in 48 states will share in an up to $225 million disbursement during 2010 as a ...more...

Organic group protests "toxic biosolids" — San Francisco—The San Francisco Public Utilities District won't be giving away any more biosolid fertilizer to area homeowners anytime soon ...more...

DuPont shuts down Belle SAR for good — Charleston, W.Va.—DuPont Co. officials are continuing a staged resumption of operations at their Belle plant following three operating incidents in ...more...

Yara signs Ariz. DEF supplier, eyes many others — Phoenix—A prominent Arizona fuel company, Pioneer Distributing Co., has become the latest addition to the Yara/Mansfield Oil Co. Air1 diesel ...more...

EPA testing another Missouri site for chromium — Cameron, Mo.—The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is investigating a second potential source of chromium and other contaminants that are ...more...

80-year-old Kerr-McGee plant on NPL — Jacksonville, Fla.—The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has added the old Kerr-McGee fertilizer plant, which began operating nearly 80 years ago, ...more...

Illinois tightens radium limit on Joliet biosolids — Joliet, Ill.—Joliet won't be able to increase the amount of radium in the biosolids being spread as fertilizer on nearby ...more...

UralChem completes agronomic trials of new ferts — Moscow—Russian fertilizer producer UralChem OJSC recently announced that it has successfully completed agronomic efficiency trials of new calcium-ammonium-nitrate (CAN) and ...more...

Algae environmental claims are refuted — Washington—Claims by University of Virginia researchers that conventional crops such as switchgrass, canola, and corn have lower environmental impacts than ...more...