North America’s biggest farm suppliers are accelerating shipments of fertilizer, seeds and agricultural chemicals to crop-growing regions in an unprecedented race against the coronavirus that threatens to disrupt planting season.
 
The timing could not be worse for farmers preparing to plant crops. Disruptions in deliveries of fertilizer, seeds or chemicals could reduce harvests and incomes for U.S. farmers who were hoping this year to sell more crops to China under the terms of a trade agreement signed in January.
 
Nutrien Ltd, North America’s biggest farm retail supplier, moved up shipments of crop supplies by two to four weeks from its normal spring schedule as a precaution, Chief Executive Officer Chuck Magro said.
 
“In the northern (United States) and in Canada, we are forward-placing a lot faster and a lot more volume than we normally do at this time,” Magro said. “Food security for the fall and for next year will be determined by what happens in the next two months in the Northern Hemisphere.”
 
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