Fertilizer producer Nutrien has restarted Florida phosphate facility

HOUSTON (ICIS)–Affected by tropical weather impacts in late September, Canadian fertilizer major Nutrien confirmed its Florida phosphate facility in White Springs did restart late last week.

While the producer has not revealed its post-storm assessment, it did say the operations were currently ramping up production.

The site was among other Nutrien operations that were shut down under safety protocols during storm-induced power failures as Hurricane Helene made landfall.

Following the storm, the company had stated all its colleagues were safe, but many area roads were closed due to downed power lines and flooding.

The first storm was followed by the recent Hurricane Milton, but Nutrien said after that event it was not impacted at the White Springs phosphate facility and it was working with customers on any potential impacts to supply.

There were no further details provided regarding supply disruption.

Earlier in the day, producer Mosaic said all its Florida-based employees were safe and that the Riverview facility has resumed activity and should return to normal rates by the end of the week.

Further, it stated all other Florida sites have resumed operations with its mining activity in the process of restarting.

Due to the storm impacts, the company does anticipate a production decrease with it estimated to fall between 200,000-250,000 tonnes in Q4.