Acron showcases calcium nitrate vegetable programmes at Moscow region Field Day

Acron Group, a vertically integrated Russian mineral fertiliser producer, took part as an expert in mineral plant nutrition and event partner at a Field Day organised by Rijk Zwaan at its Russian division's demonstration station in the Moscow region. Jointly developed fertilisation programmes featured calcium nitrate under the CALINKA® brand, including Grade A Premium and Grade C with Boron, applied to vegetable crops grown in open fields and greenhouses. Participants assessed crop quality and growth first-hand, with lettuce, cabbage, tomato, pepper and celery hybrids on display.

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Market context

Calcium nitrate is a water-soluble fertiliser that supplies two nutrients at once: nitrogen as nitrate, which plants take up readily, and calcium, which supports cell wall strength and helps reduce disorders such as blossom-end rot in fruiting crops. Boron, sometimes added in grades like this one, supports pollination and fruit set. Demand is driven mainly by vegetable growers, especially greenhouse operators growing tomatoes, peppers and cucumbers, as well as open-field producers of leafy and brassica crops. Fertiliser choice in these segments depends on crop quality, yield and fit with fertigation systems, so trial results shown alongside seed breeders can influence which products growers adopt. Calcium nitrate competes with other nitrogen and calcium sources, including urea-based and calcium chloride products, so differentiated grades can help a supplier hold share in specialty nutrition rather than in bulk commodity fertiliser, where prices track nitrogen and natural gas costs more closely.

Source: official release on acron.ru. Summary and context written by Market Krystal.