Saskatchewan farmers faced with higher fertilizer costs: ‘It definitely affects our bottom line’
Global News
Fertilizer helps farmers get off to a good start by supplying nutrients throughout the season, said Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan (APAS) president Todd Lewis.
After just coming out of a drought this summer, Saskatchewan farmers are now facing another challenge: higher costs for fertilizer.
Mike Floer, who farms in Minton, Sask., said he paid close to double what he usually pays for fertilizer.
“It definitely affects our bottom line. When expenses go up as long as income stays up, everything works. But when commodity prices go back down and fertilizer prices are still at record highs, it’s not a fun day to be a farmer.”
Fertilizer helps farmers get off to a good start by supplying nutrients throughout the season, said Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan (APAS) president Todd Lewis.
“Without fertilizer you have reduced yields, and in many cases drastically reduced yields and so it is a big component of sustainable agriculture here in the province,” Lewis added.
Fertilizer is a global commodity sold around the world, so there tends to be a global price structure for it, Clyde Graham with Fertilizer Canada explained.
Graham added the price is driven by supply and demand.
“The price of fertilizer tends to be primarily driven by demand by farmers. One of the major factors right now is there’s very strong prices for grains and seeds, and so farmers in many parts of the world are looking to get fertilizer to maximize their production,” Graham said.
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