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ICIS senior fertilizer editor Mark Milam shares that while the fertilizer market appears to be in good shape at the moment, there are a couple of important trends moving forward this spring.

Josh Linville, director of fertilizer at StoneX, talks fundamentals in the fertilizer market.

Ken Ferrie is seeing potassium deficiency in corn this season because of dry soil conditions. It's easy to confuse with a nitrogen deficiency and even the carbon penalty and ugly corn syndrome.

Low Mississippi River water levels are a concern for moving inputs like fertilizer. The worry comes as Florida, a key fertilizer-producing state, cleans up after Hurricane Ian. What will the fertilizer price impact be?

On Wednesday, Nutrien said it plans to increase potash output by nearly 1 million tonnes this year to about 15 million tonnes.

DEVELOPING: There's a new issue getting inputs after the only potash mine in Belarus declared a force majeure.

Nutrien Ltd, the world's biggest potash miner, could boost production by up to 29% in coming years, depending on any sanctions facing rival producers

Josh Linville says “It's it's a good step for 2022 to start with. But it's just it's a solid first step is all it is.” 

There’s a leadership shuffle at Nutrien corporate.

There doesn't appear to be much price relief on the horizon. Product availability could be limited as well, based on what China and Europe are experiencing.

For almost 10 years, Nutrien has provided the eKonomics tools to help retailers and growers have conversations around optimizing their agronomic decisions, and it's now expanded to be available on a mobile app.

If the Michigan project continues on pace, the company would break ground this fall with the facility being completed in the next three years.

However, the Rabobank team expects the pricing strength to tail off in the second quarter of 2021, when northern hemisphere purchases decline.

Matching yield goals to water supply lets you choose the right hybrids and populations for each management zone.

By partnering with Planet, aerospace and data analytics company, Farmers Edge will offer satellite images more frequently—every one to three days. 

There's not always a lot of discussion around planting soybeans in the same field multiple years in a row, but current commodity prices may be putting some pressure on that rotational strategy. What's the p