Nutrien Ltd. is a global fertilizer and agricultural-services company headquartered in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. The company is publicly traded and operates across the farm input value chain, combining upstream fertilizer production with a broad retail and services platform aimed at supporting crop production worldwide. Nutrien's business model integrates the manufacture and distribution of crop nutrients with on-the-ground agronomic support for growers and agricultural businesses.
Nutrien produces and supplies the three primary fertilizer nutrients—potash, nitrogen and phosphate—through its wholesale operations, and markets a wide range of crop inputs including seeds and crop protection products. Its retail network, operating under the Nutrien Ag Solutions brand, sells inputs directly to farmers and provides application and logistics services. The company also offers agronomic advisory services, crop-scouting, and digital tools designed to help growers optimize input use and improve yields through precision-agriculture techniques.
The company was formed in 2018 through the merger of two major industry participants, PotashCorp and Agrium, creating an integrated platform intended to serve both global fertilizer markets and local farm customers. Nutrien maintains production and mining operations as well as distribution and retail activities across multiple regions, serving growers and industrial customers in North America, South America, Australia and other international markets. Its integrated footprint seeks to link feedstock and manufacturing capabilities with last-mile retail and service delivery.
In addition to product supply, Nutrien emphasizes supply-chain management, logistics and customer-facing services that support seasonal planting and harvest cycles. The company’s offerings are intended to address farmers’ needs for inputs, technical agronomy and digital decision-support tools, while enabling broader distribution of essential crop nutrients to global agricultural markets. Nutrien’s combined wholesale, retail and services approach positions it as a major participant in the global agricultural-inputs sector.