So are we building it?

[countryguy]

Project N looks good to me. I'm in. Are you?

[dave4441]

In for what?

[vvalk]

I think this needed to be up and running by now to
be successful. In 4 years we will have a lot of
nitrogen on the market and this new plant will just
be getting going. There is nitrogen plants being
build everywhere right now.

[countryguy]

Even with the few plants being built North America will still not be able to meet it's own N requirements and will still have to import some. Those plants are also NOT going to bring the price of N down at the farmgate level.

[stubblejumper]

Becancour scores giant fertilizer plant

There was finally some good news for the struggling economy of Becancour. The biggest fertilizer cooperative in the world is joining a Quebec coop to build a fertilizer plant in Becancour. The Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative announced the 1.2 billion project this morning in Quebec City. There will 200 permanent jobs if the nitrogen plant is approved after an environmental review. But critics say that's not enough to compensate for job losses from the planned closure of Gentilly-2 nuclear plant.

[westsider]

Countyguy. Is western Canada currently a net importer or exporter of nitrogen fertilizer?

And by how many mt? that may help us understand your argument on this subject.

[dave4441]

This isn't about building a fert plant, it is about
membership sales. When we gonna figure this
out. It's. Lead in to the Crop Production Show.

[countryguy]

Stubble that plant is not producing for North America. They are coming here and using our cheap gas to produce themselves fertilizer and taking it all back home.

Westsider North America as whole is a net importer by I believe 7 million tons. Lots of room for production, especially production that is guaranteed to be used.

Dave, suit yourself. If you're not interested in buying nitrogen at wholesale and receiving dividends on total sales don't join. Keep bending over for the big boys. Out of curiosity do you know what it costs to produce a ton of urea?

[vvalk]

Costs about, give or take, $180T. That is why
there is plants being built all over the
world. Why build a expensive plant here,
especially in Quebec to just ship it back
home. There is a lot of better places closer
to home. Doesn't make much sense. We export a
lot of N to the USA and shipping from around
the world to W Canada is realitively cheap
compared to the margins being made today. Not
only that, do you really beleive this FNA
project will sell you urea at cost? Don't
think so. They will sell it at the market
and send you a dividend based on your VERY
small percentage of ownership.

[vvalk]

Gas is is cheap compared to many places but
the middle east still has cheaper gas and
much closer to asia.