Meanings of base fertilizers in inglés

At the Vale plant, it is used to make nitrogen- based fertilizers.

Now, the world produces about 87 million tons of N- based fertilizers.

Potash Corp, the world's largest fertilizer maker, produces nitrogen, phosphate and potassium- based fertilizers.

Nitrogen- based fertilizers-whichhave massively boosted crop yields over the past few decades-comewith serious costs.

Vale mines potash and nitrates and makes nitrogen- based fertilizers.

This is good news for Agrium as the crop typically needs large amounts of nitrogen- based fertilizers.

Agrium uses natural gas in the manufacture of nitrogen- based fertilizers such as ammonia, urea and ammonium nitrate.

Small farmers in the region have been hurt by skyrocketing prices for oil- based fertilizers and higher transportation costs.

Many oil- based fertilizers and pesticides are prohibitively expensive for small growers now with oil around $120 a barrel.

While nitrogen- based fertilizers did well on the retail level, lower sales volumes for potash and phosphate-based nutrients held back Agrium's wholesale business.

The Company focuses on the production of phosphate- based fertilizers, feed phosphate and high-grade phosphate rock, as well as ammonia and nitrogen-based fertilizers.

Agrium said the outlook globally for nitrogen- based fertilizers like urea and ammonia appears more stable, because of increased demand from India, Pakistan and Brazil.

In May, India's government reduced subsidies for phosphate and potash- based fertilizers for the fiscal year that began in April, easing demand and lowering international prices.

Agrium, the largest North American ag products retailer, is also one of the region's largest producers of nitrogen- based fertilizers that are essential for growing corn.