Some of the other fertilizers in the group like Potash ( POT), Mosaic ( MOS), and Agrium ( AGU) appear to be coming up the right side of shorter basis.

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The government has pressured Agnelli for years to develop other parts of Brazil, and increase its presence in other markets, such as fertilizers.

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Imports currently satisfy the country's annual demand for 500, 000 tons of the petroleum and natural gas by-products, which are used to make plastics, fibers, fertilizers, textiles and a variety of other items.

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General Barbero has worked hard with other federal agencies to curb the availability of ammonium-nitrate fertilizers made in Pakistan, since traces of the agricultural chemical have shown up repeatedly in the aftermath of Taliban bombings.

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The focus on data is intentional: While other classes teach ag students how to repair combines or learn the proper chemical mixes of common fertilizers, students in agricultural economist Kevin Moore's "Returning to the Farm" class create business plans using financial information from their own family farms.

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