Anglo American’s multi-nutrient fertiliser product POLY4 is now organically certified in more than 30 regions globally, including the most recent certification from the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA).
This marks another important step in the development of the global premium market for polyhalite, with first product from Woodsmith expected to be delivered to market in 2027.
Tom McCulley, CEO of Anglo American’s Crop Nutrients business, said: “Farming is changing for the better. The agricultural practices of the past need to evolve urgently towards sustainable solutions for the future. Polyhalite ticks a lot of boxes for the future of food production, being well suited to more balanced crop nutrition solutions that can help to improve yields while supporting soil health and reducing harm to the environment. California is a state that is supporting this critical transition by expanding climate smart agriculture through regenerative farming.
“The organic certification in California is particularly important given the state is the largest producer and consumer of organic products in the USA[i] and grows over a third of the country’s vegetables and nearly three-quarters of the country’s fruits and nuts[ii]. Our POLY4 product is particularly well suited to such high value crops, enhancing both yield and quality, so representing significant additional value to farmers.”
POLY4 has already been recognised by eight organic certification bodies around the world and Anglo American has completed almost 1,900 commercial field trials of POLY4 application in 43 countries across 90 crops.
[i] California Agriculture Organics Report 2021-22, CDFA,https://www.cdfa.ca.gov/Statistics/PDFs/2022_Organics_Publication.pdf
[ii] California Agricultural Production Statistics, CDFA, https://www.cdfa.ca.gov/Statistics/