Canada's Nutrient Ltd., the world's largest fertilizer producer has boosted its full-year profit margin

[caption id="attachment_7230" align="aligncenter" width="1014"] Picture: Collected[/caption] In terms of capacity, Canada's Nutrient Ltd., the world's largest fertilizer producer, has boosted its full-year profit margin and outperformed expected quarterly profits as crop prices rose on Monday (May 3, 2021). Prices of potash, Nutrien’s core crop nutrient, have risen this year in Brazil and the United States. Higher prices of corn and canola give farmers more incentive to apply fertilizer to maximize production. Nutrien increased its 2021 guidance for adjusted net earnings to between $2.55 and $3.25 per share, up from a previous range of $2.05 to $2.75 per share. The company’s results reflected in part a recovery in global agricultural markets, Chief Executive Mayo Schmidt said. Investors expect Schmidt, who became CEO last month, to swing deals as part of a more aggressive growth strategy, after an abrupt shake-up at Canada’s biggest agriculture company. The Saskatoon, Saskatchewan-based company posted adjusted net income of $165 million, or 29 cents per share, in the first quarter, compared with a loss of $69 million, or 12 cents a share, a year earlier. Analysts were expecting a profit of 8 cents per share. Potash sales rose 10% to 3.2 million tonnes year over year, while Nutrien’s average price climbed 8% to $194 per tonne. Source: Online/SZK