Fertiliser
Ravensdown lift prices on key fertiliser products
International demand and supply dynamics continue to drive upward trends, company says.
Ballance forgoes rebates again this year
Fertiliser co-op prioritises debt reduction and ‘passing on cost savings to customers through the year’, says chair.
Ravensdown foresees drop in fertiliser demand
Plans afoot to shutter factory as co-op predicts fall in volumes.
Cleaner, greener Ravensdown plant to re-open in spring
Fire- and flood-hit Napier facility has undergone a multimillion-dollar upgrade.
Ravensdown eyes Australian phosphate options
Ravensdown is hoping a new source of Australian phosphate rock will boost local supplies.
New vessel helps Ravensdown ship greener
Government investment in coastal shipping bears fruit.
Conservative decisions from fertiliser co-ops
Ballance, Ravensdown hold on to soaring profits in face of global uncertainty
Nitrogen cap reporting off to a non-start
Feds seeks clarity as Government misses deadline for start of programme.
Fertiliser co-ops hang on to profits
Directors elect to retain profits and strengthen balance sheets to future-proof against commodity price volatility and supply chain disruptions.
Tested techniques to spread fertiliser efficiency
High fertiliser prices provide an opportunity to carefully consider soil fertility, nutrient needs and the calibration of spreaders,…
Ballance ends nitrogen fertiliser price reduction
Ballance Agri Nutrients’ reduction in nitrogen fertiliser retail prices has ended, the co-operative announced last week. The discount…
Fertiliser boss concerned over local covid impact
Ravensdown chief executive Garry Diack says his greatest concern is the increased global demand for fertiliser arising due to the loss of Ukrainian crops this year.
Chatham Rock turns to on-land mining
Chatham Rock Phosphate is raising close to $2 million from a private placement of up to 10 million units for further work on two phosphate projects in French Polynesia and Queensland.
Ballance discounts fertiliser
Ballance Agri-Nutrients has dropped its price of urea and its nitrogen product SustaiN by $50.
Russia conflict hits fertiliser prices
Russia's invasion of Ukraine has led to another spike in global fertiliser prices, with prices expected to remain high due to sanctions and disruption caused by the conflict.
Ballance drops urea price
Ballance Agri Nutrients has lowered urea prices after it says it incorrectly read international market signals when it lifted fertiliser prices late last month.
Ballance lifts fertiliser prices
High global demand and constrained supply of fertiliser has seen Ballance Agri-Nutrients lift its urea price from $1190 to $1440 a tonne.
Chatham Rock moves to dicalcium phosphate production
Chatham Rock Phosphate says it will progress a prefeasibility study for the production of dicalcium phosphate (DCP), from its Korella phosphate projects in Queensland.
Ballance increases AdBlue production to avoid national shortage
A global shortage of AdBlue has forced fertiliser company Ballance to increase its production to keep New Zealand’s transport and heavy machinery industries moving.
Ravensdown puts price cap on superphosphate
A tight global supply of superphosphate has led to Ravensdown capping its price of this fertiliser product at $367 a tonne until May 31.
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