Special Report
CHS nutrient specialist sees spring urea shortfall
Urea is a hot commodity in terms of global supply, which will make the nutrient hard to come by this spring, said Ben Thompson, with the CHS Crop Nutrient Section in Minnesota’s Twin Cities. “Going into the spring, our numbers show that the supply will be down by about 600,000 tons,” he told Brownfield Ag News during Commodity Classic in San Antonio. “In addition to supply being short, we’re looking at logistical challenges that will make delivery from the entry points to the U.S. – the gulf ports – to the inland locations by barge, rail and truck, a challenge because of logistical challenges that each of those transportation modes face.” Thompson predicts a little less demand because of expected reductions in corn acres, but not enough to offset the shortfall in imports of nutrients.
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