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Too Little, Too Late? EU Cuts Fertiliser Tariffs as Farmers Brace for Mercosur

Javier Villamor January 8, 2026

Brussels has moved to ease fertiliser costs just days before a decisive vote on the Mercosur trade deal, but farmers say the relief is temporary and does nothing to address rising costs or unfair competition.

Why Europe’s Farmers Are Paying the Price for EU Fertilizer Policy

Javier Villamor December 23, 2025

Rising fertilizer prices, driven by sanctions and Brussels regulation, are squeezing farm margins, cutting yields, and pushing food prices higher across the EU.

Russia Terminates Black Sea Grain Deal

Tristan Vanheuckelom July 17, 2023

On multiple occasions, Russia threatened to quit the initiative because its demands to lift sanctions on Russia’s logistical and financial sectors, which hamstrung its own grain and fertilizer exports, had not been met.

Russia Confirms Two-Month Extension of Grain Deal

Tristan Vanheuckelom May 19, 2023

Moscow demands concessions so that the West’s sanctions do not obstruct the free flow of its own agricultural exports.

No Extension in Sight for Black Sea Grain Deal

Tristan Vanheuckelom November 13, 2022

A key consideration—and main reason for the hold-up—is Russia’s demand that restrictions on its exports of agricultural products be lifted; in the pursuit of that goal, Russia is using its participation as a bargaining chip.

German Fertilizer Factory Halts Production Over Energy Prices

David Boos September 6, 2022

One of Germany’s largest nitrogen plants, responsible for producing fertilizer and AdBlue supplements for trucks, has halted production, putting crops and supply chains at severe risk.

Tag: fertilizer

Too Little, Too Late? EU Cuts Fertiliser Tariffs as Farmers Brace for Mercosur

Why Europe’s Farmers Are Paying the Price for EU Fertilizer Policy

Russia Terminates Black Sea Grain Deal

Russia Confirms Two-Month Extension of Grain Deal

No Extension in Sight for Black Sea Grain Deal

German Fertilizer Factory Halts Production Over Energy Prices

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