The following charts reflect inputs retail pricing data by the ton as reported to your Inputs Monitor for the week ended 9/27/2013. Click on a chart for a closer look. The composite is an Index ...

Researchers at ETH Zurich and the Carnegie Institution for Science have shown how nitrogen fertilizer could be produced more sustainably, thus reducing countries’ dependence on imported natural gas.

Natural gas production is booming, but prices for the stuff aren’t, which is problematic for investors who paid up for driller stocks last year. But it’s great news for fertilizer companies that put ...