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24 Billion Dollars: The amount Canadian fertilizer provides annually for our economy.

Fertilizer Canada is proactively working with all levels of government on key issues impacting Canada’s fertilizer industry to ensure we remain an essential service, especially during this challenging period as we continue to grapple with the effects of the COVID-19 global pandemic. Making sure that products move freely between the Canada-U.S. border and to other export markets, that our industry is not faced with onerous regulations, and that our supply chain remains disruption-free, are the association’s priority.

During this spring planting and growing seasons, Canadian farmers were working harder than ever to ensure that agriculture production continues as normal. Deemed an essential service by federal and provincial governments earlier in the year, the fertilizer supply chain has proven that if equipped, it can meet growers’ needs at any given time. As Canadians all grapple with the challenges faced by the COVID-19 pandemic, the fertilizer industry will continue to play a leading role in global food production.

“Once COVID-19 contingency plans were established at facilities from the start of the pandemic period and in conjunction with being declared an essential service, there was minimal disruption allowing businesses to operate at a normal capacity,” said Garth Whyte, President & CEO of Fertilizer Canada. “Fertilizer manufacturers, distributors and agri-retailers did everything they could to keep their customers, suppliers and employees healthy and safe.”

In a survey conducted by Fertilizer Canada, 90 per cent of member company respondents said that they had enough product on-hand or on the way to get fertilizer to their farmer customers in time for the planting season.

“The fertilizer industry takes our role in feeding the world seriously, and know that farmers rely on fertilizer in the spring to ensure a successful harvest in the fall,” said Whyte. “By investing in the use of fertilizer today, farmers are growing hope for tomorrow.”

In the last year alone, Canada’s fertilizer industry has had to navigate everything from rail disruptions and blockades, a ministerial order, and a global pandemic. But in the midst of it all, it has proven its adaptability in challenging situations to meet not only the needs of customers, but any employee along the supply chain.

As the fertilizer industry enters harvest season, it will be focused on supporting the agriculture sector in any which way it can. Canada depends on us to support 76,000 jobs and sustainable food supply chains. Canadian fertilizer production today ensures future harvests will feed our recovering world. Fertilizer Canada knows that stronger, more productive harvests count on Canadian fertilizer to ensure the world’s food supply is maintained when it’s needed most.

Over 75 countries around the world rely on Canada’s dependable food production, which is critical to global food security. Canadian fertilizer also provides $24 billion annually for our economy and last year alone, 12 percent of the global food supply depended on Canadian fertilizers. So, as we begin to bounce back from such a challenging period, know that farmers and producers are playing a leading role in the country’s economic recovery.

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