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Yep, I saw that iPencil.
I think there’s lots going on behind the scenes globally. Next year is key. I’m thinking we’ll have all key products on sale for the first time; ProAct, Prezym, 279 & 949. That’s when the snowball starts getting bigger quicker.
It’s and odd piece. PHC growth has been brisk in the last couple of years. My sense is that there’s a further spirt coming late this year and into next year with distributors being chosen for new regulation approvals in Poland and Brazil. Meanwhile the SP has been stagnating at the bottom of AIM. We have underperformed in this context for sure, but nothing wrong with the company IMV, and bear markets don’t last forever.
‘Underperform?’ Meh…
Yes, nice video with rousing script and soundtrack. PHC949 strongly promoted and why not, it’s a fabulous product.
If I were a gambling man I wouldn’t put a dime on guessing the name.
Like who’d have guessed Obrona, N-Habit, Saori, Moshy and the super catchy H2Copla. But whatever the name, products are selling.
Roll on the next bull market.
Yes I saw that iPencil.
CR mentioned many times about the need for consolidation in the AgroTech space and that PHC was in a good position to participate in this. Interesting that JT has been far less vocal about it.
What I’ve not been able to work out is whether PHC is a predator or prey.
As predator it’s too early; profitability must be the target first. We have no war chest. As prey, PHC are vulnerable; but profitability a barrier here too. Who would buy a company before the business model is proven? So I tad early on both counts. Give this two years and the situation will be different.
California is important, but more important is Africa (via Dux Agri) following the Russia/UN grain deal collapse. Sadly I can see famine of biblical proportions there next year, they need to act now.
As for the competition, testing and registration are just the start of the journey; they need to convince farmers who have used tradition fertilisers for decades, to change their practises. LinkedIn shows PHC promoting ProAct and PreTec globally and the new injection of cash from investors will accelerate this process.
Farmers profiting from the new technology will gloat about it to others and word will spread via the farming community - the best form of promotion. Snowball effect.
It all depends o who gets the snowball turning first, and PHC have been quick off the blocks - and on a global scale.
Hold on to your shares and ride out those bear market blues.
Looks like the Cerberus heatwave across Spain and Italy will be giving PREzym and ProAct a baptism of fire in Southern Europe. If these products protect trial crops in the searing heat (and they will), farmers will be hooked.
Time to push the heat angle in Europe PHC.
Roll on H1 results.
https://www.euronews.com/green/2023/07/13/cerberus-heatwave-why-is-it-so-hot-in-europe-and-how-long-will-it-last
Just a little more information on Wilbur-Ellis sales plans:
New Fungicide to Control Common Corn Diseases
Published July 6, 2023
Wilbur-Ellis Agribusiness and Plant Health Care have a new distribution agreement to support the sales of OBRONA. The foliar fungicide was recently approved by the EPA. Wilbur-Ellis will offer the product for control of tar spot, common rust, Gray leaf sport and Northern corn leaf blight in North Dakota, Minnesota, South Dakota and eight other states.
https://www.rrfn.com/2023/07/06/new-fungicide-to-control-common-corn-diseases/
Matthew Audley: Speaking at the Biostimulants World Conference, Nov 28-Dec 1, 2023, Milan. His abstract below:
Towards Sustainable Potato Production: Harpin Boosts Calcium Use Efficiency
Calcium is an essential nutrient for plant growth and development. It plays a vital role in ensuring optimal potato health and tuber quality by promoting cell wall strength, mitigating disease, and improving storage quality. Harpins are naturally occurring proteins that are known to enhance plant growth and improve resistance to abiotic stress. The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of a harpin protein on calcium use efficiency (CUE) in potatoes.
In this series of studies, commercial potatoes were grown in British field conditions and treated with 1% harpin âºÎ². The results showed harpin âºÎ² treatment increased calcium content in potato tubers compared to the control. In 2019 (Cambridge, England) and 2020 (Angus, Scotland) foliar application of harpin âºÎ² with a commercially available calcium nitrate fertiliser (224 g/l Ca0) increased tuber calcium content above treatment with the calcium nitrate fertiliser alone (P
PHC mentioned on Bloomberg UK ‘Merryn Talks Money’ (23rd June) with small caps trust manager Gervais Williams. The general philosophy of the small cap trust is worth listening to and relevant; PHC mentioned from 38 mins.
https://www.bloomberg.com/merryn-talks-money-podcast
This is the latest Macrovoices podcast - if the link below doesn't work you can find it on a google search.
https://macrovoices.podbean.com/e/macrovoices-381-leigh-goehring-global-food-crisis-update/
"DWF have advised Plant Health Care, Inc. on a fundraising which raised $3.6million."
"Lester Wilson, Ben Palmer and I worked closely with Neil McDonald and Peter Lynch, CA at Cenkos Securities plc and their legal counsel Tom O'Connor and Tom Nicholls at Stephenson Hardwood to get this deal over the line. The fundraising was launched at 4:35pm last night and completed earlier this morning."
"The company's share price has reacted positively to news of the fundraising which is a testament to the strength of Plant Health Care, Inc.'s investment proposition and their management team."
"We look forward to seeing what Plant Health Care, Inc. do next."
Jemil Visram
Director (Corporate - ECM and M&A) at DWF
If I’m making a product using QD or similar, I’m not going to want a supplier that’s in a legal dispute over their IP. It could break my supply chain or lead to a product redesign - even a sales recall (*shiver).
Settling this dispute clears to way for Nano to claim new contracts. Nano, as a viable company with a product to sell, starts here.