Kelly Beattie
@KellyDBeattie
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Husband to Lori, Father to Ainsley and Jade, Farmer, General sports enthusiast
Joined February 2013
@KellyDBeattie Commodity prices always get blamed for food prices on the way up, and then silence when commodity prices drop and food prices stay the same.
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DO NOT let this narrative get started that base ag commodity prices have any affect whatsoever on food prices. We are the scapegoat for the middle and end of the food production chain. BASE AG COMMODITY PRICES ARE NOT THE PROBLEM!!!!!
"If the Iran conflict persists, rising energy costs will continue to put pressure on our food supply chains. But the real risk may come later. With fertilizer flows disrupted through the Strait of Hormuz, agricultural commodity markets could turn nervous in the months ahead. That
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Fertilizer market for Dummies The reason fertilizer companies often win the margin battle during wars, sanctions, or shortages comes down to how the industry is structured. It’s not really a free market like grain — it’s closer to an oligopoly with slow supply growth. Here are
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Neither @TSN_Sports or @Sportsnet decided to mention @USPORTSca volleyball championships that are happening tonite. Not even on the ticker unless I missed it. Canadian University sport might actually thrive if Canada's two sports outlets would pay attention to it. Brutal!
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Just remember Fertilizer was already on its way up well before the conflict. The conflict just put the big Fertilizer guys in a better profit position. The higher the fertilizer price the higher the Margins these companies make.
Ol Nutrien had a wonderful year. Finally got the 4th quarter results and let me tell ya they had a hell of a year. Hey @SecRollins don’t you see a problem here?
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What that means for a Prairie farmer. Typical fertilizer spending for large grain farms: $150–$250 per acre in fertilizer inputs. If fertilizer prices rise 25%, that means roughly, for a 3,000-acre Prairie grain farm, that could mean: ➡️ $100,000–$180,000 in extra costs.
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Canada can supply itself with enough fertilizer for the season, it had the highest level of fertilizer supply in 5 years. But industry will punish farmers every chance they get. The only people that aren’t allowed to make money in geopolitical uncertainty is farmers.
Farmers see fertilizer price surge as Iran war blocks exports, threatening losses https://t.co/fzj0V1qYjp
#cdnag #westcdnag
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Imagine believing that the best farmers in the world are depleting the soil and not practicing regenerative agriculture….👇🏽
Why do organic, agroecology, and regenerative ag all look so similar? Because they're built on the same foundation: pop ecology; notions about nature that feel intuitive but don't hold up to scrutiny. https://t.co/gW82S1lMi5
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In a rare departure from my capitalist mindset.. because a large urea plant is so expensive. I would support public funding and ownership. It might be the only way something like this gets built with the swiftness that it needs to happen. We throw billions at the Auto
Iran has an estimated annual urea production capacity of close to 9 million tonnes, with exports reaching approximately 4.5 to 5 million tonnes annually.
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RFK Jr has some opinions about pesticides. Fortunately, facts don't care about his opinions. I've written a lot about glyphosate and other pesticides over the years. Spoiler alert - they're safe. Here's one worth reading: https://t.co/poGddrbC53
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Glyphosate and cancer. This is something we are hearing so much about, seemingly all of the sudden, with major stories breaking in the last week. Just last
I will always tell the American people the truth. Pesticides and herbicides are toxic by design, engineered to kill living organisms. When we apply them across millions of acres and allow them into our food system, we put Americans at risk. Chemical manufacturers have paid tens
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Best Zamboni Driver in #Saskatchewan - Episode 28: Rosetown Focused more on the town/rink for this one. Shout out Rosetown for showing up and raising $20,000 for the Walker family. @MondayNooner What a rink, one of the best barns in the province right here! #sask #hockey
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If the Czechs and Slovaks decide to join back up then all the other hockey nations are in trouble 😬
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Proud of @TeamCanada in that hockey game. Amazing effort. Got beat by a hot goalie in a one game winner takes all. Hellebuyck stick save on Toews caused the miss by Nate by trying to be too precise. Miles of entertainment in that one.
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I need to block the names Bouchard, Schaefer, Chychrun. These guys weren’t gonna be our saviours. We have the team to do it.
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So far McDavid/Celebrini don’t need Wilson on that line. They are doing all the work below the goal line. Pass to Wilson in the slot and he misses the net. Get Reinhart up there!!
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Word to the wise. Do not comment on an Evan Bouchard related post on X. Your feed becomes flooded with Evan Bouchard supporters and its exhausting 😂
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