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Mark Milam

@ICISMark

Senior Editor - Fertilizers for ICIS. Primarily covering North American markets. Also cover US agriculture. Ex-4th generation TX row crop and vegetable farmer.

 Palm Springs, CA
Joined October 2014
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Good start for the week for US crops as Dec corn closed at $4.13 up 11 3/4 and Nov soybeans $10.39 up 27 1/4 with further weather concerns one of the factors
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Canada dodges costly railway fiasco

Canada dodges costly railway fiasco

Worker strike would have cost $50 million per day, by some estimates.

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Amid deluge, California farmers flood their fields in order to save them news.yahoo.com/amid-deluge-c… via @YahooNews
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Hurricane Ian’s damage to Florida agriculture as high as $1.8 billion orlandosentinel.com/weather/…
Missouri agriculture groups criticize Grain Belt Express over a proposed new extension kcur.org/news/2022-10-05/mis…
Missouri agriculture groups criticize Grain Belt Express over a proposed new extension

Missouri agriculture groups criticize Grain Belt Express over a proposed new extension

Grain Belt Express’ developer announced its transmission line will now deliver 2,500 megawatts of clean energy to Missouri, up from 500. But that increase requires an extra 40-mile connector line,...

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Gas prices in California 'are retesting their 2022 highs,' pushing up national average finance.yahoo.com/news/gas-p… via @YahooFinance
Kay, bearing down on Mexico, will bring flooding rain to SoCal accuweather.com/en/hurricane… via @accuweather
Kay continues to threaten flooding rain for SoCal

Kay continues to threaten flooding rain for SoCal

The storm lost its hurricane status as it approaches California, but will be the closest a tropical storm has come to the L.A. area in nearly 50 years -- and is packing all manner of hazards.

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Perhaps some good nitrogen #fertilizer news on the horizon? Dutch TTF values (Europe natural gas) have fallen to almost half of their high ($103 to $63-$65 today). Still not cheap enough for plants to restart naturally but closer and easier for gov't to step in an assist.
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An actual thing I said at work, to a group people I barely know: "I love proofreading - it's basically a hobby." Yeesh - heaven forbid anyone NOT know what a massive nerd I am, right from the get-go.
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The summer drought's hefty toll on American crops news.yahoo.com/summer-drough… via @YahooNews
The summer drought's hefty toll on American crops

The summer drought's hefty toll on American crops

It was a bad year for corn. And for tomatoes. And for many other American crops. Farmers, agricultural economists and others taking stock of this summer's growing season say drought conditions and...

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Great to see two vintage combines having a go in some sping barley in East Lothian this afternoon, Claas - 1964 Massey - 1963 – at Haddington, Scotland
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We are gonna need a bigger map! Here's the latest map of fertilizer production cuts in Europe due to high natural gas prices courtesy of our data wizard @yashasmudumbai. #ICIS #fertilizer #energy #naturalgas #Europe #nitrogen #ammonia #NPK #phosphates
Image from Sylvia Tranganida (@ICIS_Sylvia)
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Brazil set to seize massive volumes of illegal pesticides this year, says govt official reuters.com/business/sustain…
Brazil set to seize massive volumes of illegal pesticides this year, says govt official

Brazil set to seize massive volumes of illegal pesticides this year, says govt official

Brazil is expected to seize a record 500 tonnes of illegal pesticides in 2022, more than twice the volume in 2020, as the government steps up enforcement amid surging demand for agrochemicals.

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Deadline looms for western states to cut Colorado River use

Deadline looms for western states to cut Colorado River use

Seven Western U.S. states face a deadline from the federal government to come up with a plan to use substantially less Colorado River water in 2023. The U.S.

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⁦@JohnDeere⁩ #X91100 with 45’hdx header, just awesome!! running at 0.6% loss at 7.5kph, Deere done good with this beast,
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Flower girl, or cotton fairy?! Either way, it’s a WINNING picture🏆📸! Congrats to the Eggemeyer family – winners of the 2023 Cotton Variety Catalog photo contest with this shot of their daughter from a wedding on their farm in Midkiff, TX. #FiberMax #Stoneville
Image from BASF Ag Solutions US (@BASFAgProducts)
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Corn and soybean markets finish out choppy day on Tuesday agriculture.com/markets/anal…
Corn and Soybean Markets Finish Out Choppy Day | Tuesday, July 19, 2022

Corn and Soybean Markets Finish Out Choppy Day | Tuesday, July 19, 2022

The grain markets are lower on improved rain prospects and cooler temps starting next week.

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Reaction to CF UAN refill program has been muted so far with some questioning how attractive this price will be to US farmers
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Heading to Boise! Last time I was in Idaho was for a lovely backcountry & camping trip in 2015. This time I have slacks and blouses with me instead of a tent and headlamp, but looking forward to it nonetheless.
2015 photo: a pine forest is illuminated by moonlight. A picnic table is on the left in a grassy camping spot. A large campfire is going, and I’m laying on a sleeping pad nearby in a purple jacket.

ALT 2015 photo: a pine forest is illuminated by moonlight. A picnic table is on the left in a grassy camping spot. A large campfire is going, and I’m laying on a sleeping pad nearby in a purple jacket.

2015 photo. In the foreground are a large meadow with dormant grass, zig-zag wood fence on the left, and rocky stream on the right. A small layer of deep green pine trees is in the middleground, and far behind them, the Sawtooth Range is visible.

ALT 2015 photo. In the foreground are a large meadow with dormant grass, zig-zag wood fence on the left, and rocky stream on the right. A small layer of deep green pine trees is in the middleground, and far behind them, the Sawtooth Range is visible.

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No new equipment or land for a few years, say farmers hit by interest rate hike | CBC News cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/…
No new equipment or land for a few years, say farmers hit by interest rate hike | CBC News

No new equipment or land for a few years, say farmers hit by interest rate hike | CBC News

Farmers are used to keeping an eye on the weather and their fields, but now they’re also watching the Bank of Canada after it raised its benchmark interest rate by a full percentage point in an...

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