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The increasing rate of megamergers has wracked the agriculture industry as much as any other. With so few corporations controlling the market for inputs, seeds, processing and more, farmers have less control over their livelihoods. A new omnibus antitrust bill from Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota aims to fix things. Or, at least, it aims to start the process of fixing things. The bill is massive, but it has some clear aims. It would increase the budgets for antitrust enforcement departments, allowing them to handle more cases and in more depth. It would also update an older antitrust act to p...

One of the largest players in the agricultural sector in the world,  Nutrien (TSX:NTR)(NYSE:NTR) has been a top pick of mine for a while. In this article, I’m going to discuss why I think this is a company that might fit Warren Buffett’s investment style. This is a company with a meaningful moat Defensiveness is something the Oracle of Omaha has shown an affinity for over the years. Yes, Nutrien is in a cyclical business and is dependent upon commodities prices. These factors are not inherently defensive and lowers this company’s durable competitive advantage significantly.

31 The Potassium Liquid Fertilizers Market business report endows with wide-ranging statistical analysis of the market’s continuous developments, capacity, production, production value, cost/profit, supply/demand and import/export. The major topics such as market definition, market segmentation, competitive analysis and research methodology are studied in detail in this report. According to this report, new highs will be made in the Potassium Liquid Fertilizers Market in 2020 – 2027. Additionally, businesses can get highly benefited with this information to decide on their production an...

The merger between Cenovus and Husky Energy has created the country's third-largest oil and gas producer.

As far as commodity players go,  Nutrien Inc. (TSX:NTR)(NYSE:NTR) remains a top pick of mine in this space for a number of reasons. Long-term investors seeking capital safety and income would do well to consider Nutrien a portfolio staple. This stock provides diversification and low-beta earnings which are excellent as far as risk-adjusted returns go. But, these commodities are under pressure? Potash is oversupplied, the nitrogen market fundamentals aren’t great, and phosphates tend to always be oversupplied. This supply/demand unfavourability doesn’t look good on the surface. One may w...