Fertilizer Producers Hit With US Farmers’ Price-Fixing Lawsuit

The owners of a family farm in New York sued a group of six leading fertilizer companies in a proposed class action, the first such case filed by a private plaintiff following reports of a Department of Justice probe over possible collusion.

Nutrien AG Solutions, Mosaic Co., CF Industries Holdings Inc., Koch Agronomic Services LLC, and Norway’s Yara International ASA allegedly conspired to raise fertilizer prices for US farmers, according to a suit filed March 7 by the owners of Fire Creek Farms in the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Canpotex Ltd. is also ...