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Vietnam aims to raise the proportion of organic fertilisers to 15% by 2020

Identifying organic fertilisers as the key to organic agriculture, Vietnam’s agriculture ministry has set a target to raise the proportion of organic fertilisers to 15% and the consumption of organic fertilisers industrially produced at home…

EU: New regulation on fertilizers

The new Regulation, among other aspects, promotes the use of recycled or organic materials and determines the maximum level of cadmium. The Official Journal of the European Union has published Regulation (EU) 2019/1009 laying down provisions…

Viewpoint: Asia NPK market to heat up in 2019

Competition among sellers in the Asian NPK market is set to heat up next year as rising exports from China meet increased domestic capacity within the region. China, the world's leading NPK producer, ramped up its NPK exports from a low base…

Fertilizer demand in Brazil to increase 3.2% annually through 2022

Demand for fertilizer in Brazil is forecast to climb 3.2% per year to 18.6 million metric tons (nutrient basis) in 2022. Gains will be among the fastest in the world, benefiting from increases in agricultural production and increased application…

Global controlled release fertilizer market to reach USD 3.92 billion by 2024

Controlled release fertilizers encompass one or more plant nutrients in a coated form that delay their availability for plant uptake and use after application. Controlled release fertilizers offer several advantages over the conventional fertilizers.…

New regulations for lawn fertilizer use to take effect in October in Maryland

The Maryland Department of Agriculture has announced that new regulations regarding the use of fertilizer products will take effect October 1 as a result of changes made to Maryland’s Lawn Fertilizer Law during the 2018 legislative session.…

Strengthening rupee, low input costs to help Indian fertilizer firms

The Indian fertilizer industry is seeing green shoots after two years of low margin business, thanks to lower gas prices and appreciation of the rupee, coupled with lower input prices.Analysts and industry representatives estimate the industry's…