Iran war deprives US farmers of affordable fertilizer as spring planting looms

[mudwhistle]

Me too, and much of the manure is turned into biogas. Blame CAFO's for much of it.

Obama made sure that a large chunk of cow's feed corn was converted to Ethanol.....driving up the price of beef.

Biden slaughtered generations of cattle to drive the price of beef up even more 2 years ago.

 

[mudwhistle]

You think Soros is providing those millions to be kind?

Soros is a hedge-funder who bets on economic downswings.....and he made billions off of the 2008 banking collapse.

 

[80zephyr]

Soros is a hedge-funder who bets on economic downswings.....and he made billions off of the 2008 banking collapse.

And he sinks millions into our elections.

 

[ThisIsMe]

I guess I'd put this in the 'unintended consequences' file.
The conflict in Iran has reduced the amount of fertilizer available and increased the cost.
As one might expect, this will increase prices and possible reduce supply of food in the US.

https://www.reuters.com/business/iran-war-deprives-us-farmers-affordable-fertilizer-spring-planting-looms-2026-03-13/

Farmers in the U.S. and Canada, already worried about another year of low profits or losses, now could have spring planting disrupted as they struggle to find fertilizer.
Prices for ‌any available supplies have spiked more than a third since the war in Iran paralyzed global trade.

The U.S., which in some years imports half of its urea fertilizer, is about 25% short of the usual supplies that farmers buy for spring planting, according to The Fertilizer Institute, which represents the U.S. fertilizer supply chain.

Supplies could grow still scarcer if fertilizer destined for the U.S. gets rerouted to other places willing to pay more for it, an analyst said.
Josh Linville, a fertilizer market analyst at StoneX, said the price offered in New Orleans, the port area where most offshore U.S. imports enter and prices are set, is as much as $119 less per metric ton than global prices.

"Not only am I worried about incoming vessels being turned around to other, better-paying destinations, there's ⁠an argument to be made, if somebody was willing to go and buy up (supply on) barges, to load them onto a vessel and export it," Linville said.

Farmers who do significant springtime fertilizer application and have not already purchased their supplies are finding retail centers empty, or stocked with supplies sold at such a premium that it's unaffordable.
"It sends shivers down your spine," said Saskatchewan, Canada farmer David Altrogge, whose broker told him that a local fertilizer dealer had stopped offering prices for fertilizer due to the shortage.
He ‌bought his ⁠urea in December, but if he bought it today it would cost C$44,000 ($32,070) more. Some farmers in his area now face that price hike or may not even be able to buy any, he said.

The Iran war has cut off critical nitrogen fertilizer supplies from the Gulf to the world's farmers. More than 30% of world nitrogen fertilizer exports, as well as fertilizer components like sulfur, pass through the now effectively closed Strait of Hormuz.

Unlike China, most countries do not hold strategic reserves of fertilizer, and much of the U.S. fertilizer dealer system does not hold stocks, leaving it vulnerable to sudden supply shortages.
"It's not like there's a whole lot of fertilizer sitting on the ⁠shelf," said Veronica Nigh, an economist at The Fertilizer Institute. "It's very much a just-in-time business model."
The length of time that the Strait of Hormuz is closed is critical. Fertilizer loaded onto ships in the Gulf can take weeks to reach markets like the U.S., and then must be transferred to river barges, trucks or trains to reach farmland. Most fertilizer needs to be applied before the crop starts growing, so any supplies arriving too late cannot be used ⁠for the 2026 crop.
Earlier this week, the American Farm Bureau Federation warned that fertilizer supply shortages could hit the ⁠U.S. food supply.
On Thursday, Senator Josh Hawley asked Attorney General Pam Bondi to investigate whether fertilizer companies were involved in price-gouging. Hawley noted that prices have soared as much as 32% since the start of the war and said this was not reasonable. Nigh of The Fertilizer Institute said fertilizer prices have been rising sharply around the world, a dynamic that is expected when supplies suddenly become scarce.
He also sent a letter to the largest fertilizer companies demanding they explain the price hikes.

Almost 90% of our nitrogen fertilizer is domestically produced. Surely we can find another supplier to secure that 10%.

 

[ThisIsMe]

You have no potash which is required to produce fertilizer. It comes from Canada which has one of the world's greatest sources of the minerals, and Trump slapped a huge tariff on it.

We can make more potash by just aging manure…so come on America…eat more beef! We need more cows!

 

[Woodznutz]

If we need it, we can mine it in months. Maybe even weeks.

It takes time to manufacture the sulfuric acid needed to make it into water soluble fertilizer for America's 'hydroponic' farms.

 

[OhPleaseJustQuit]

I guess the left has dumped their Global Warming shtick in favor of being against everything Trump.

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Isn't it sad, that so many people can be so focused on nonsensical hatred?

As I looked at the people I hung out with, before I became aware, I couldn't help but wonder which one would commit suicide and which one would become homicidal and which one would end up in the padded room. And I'll never know, because I no longer keep such company. I can just see them all when I look at Renee Good and Alex Pretti and Greta and the like.

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[BasicHumanUnit]

Iran war deprives US farmers of affordable fertilizer as spring planting looms​

HEY! Look at IRAN!!! (As the number of innocent CHILD DEATHS surges in Democrat run cities)
Democrats always told us that before birth, it was just a blob of meat. Now they're showing us that it's not just before birth to them.

 

[mudwhistle]

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Isn't it sad, that so many people can be so focused on nonsensical hatred?

As I looked at the people I hung out with, before I became aware, I couldn't help but wonder which one would commit suicide and which one would become homicidal and which one would end up in the padded room. And I'll never know, because I no longer keep such company. I can just see them all when I look at Renee Good and Alex Pretti and Greta and the like.

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Two of my nieces have stopped communicating with me over politics.

Wasn't long ago they were wanting me to move closer to them so they could see me more often.

Thank God I never made the move.

 

[Woodznutz]

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Isn't it sad, that so many people can be so focused on nonsensical hatred?

As I looked at the people I hung out with, before I became aware, I couldn't help but wonder which one would commit suicide and which one would become homicidal and which one would end up in the padded room. And I'll never know, because I no longer keep such company. I can just see them all when I look at Renee Good and Alex Pretti and Greta and the like.

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The same can be said of those who don't care for their health. Paul C. Bragg in his famous book "The Miracle of Fasting" stated that the health conscious person would "see his family and friends sicken and die long before their time". I have seen this among my own family and friends. So sad and unnecessary.

 

[OhPleaseJustQuit]

The same can be said of those who don't care for their health. Paul C. Bragg in his famous book "The Miracle of Fasting" stated that the health conscious person would "see his family and friends sicken and die long before their time". I have seen this among my own family and friends. So sad and unnecessary.

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Is that the Bragg's Organic Apple Cider Vinegar guy? I can't live without it!

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[mudwhistle]

 

[Woodznutz]

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Is that the Bragg's Organic Apple Cider Vinegar guy? I can't live without it!

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Yes. But his daughter, Patricia, now runs the company. Paul died some years ago, but his books are still in print and available (on Amazon for sure). He did an interesting thing when he began to publish his ideas about health. He claimed that he was ten years older than he actually was. He was 93 when he died (of heart failure I think).

He wasn't a polished writer, but he was very inspirational, never dry or very technical but very sound health wise.

Jack LaLane, famous for his decade's long health and fitness programs often started his comments with "When I was a young man I went to a health lecture that changed my life". The lecturer was Paul C. Bragg.

 

[OhPleaseJustQuit]

Yes. But his daughter, Patricia, now runs the company. Paul died some years ago, but his books are still in print and available (on Amazon for sure). He did an interesting thing when he began to publish his ideas about health. He claimed that he was ten years older than he actually was. He was 93 when he died (of heart failure I think).

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My mom made a daily drink of Bragg's vinegar, honey and filtered water. It was her go-to. Unfortunately, she died young, but I doubt if it had anything to do with the vinegar.

When fruit fly season comes, I take a small jar and put a splash of Bragg's vinegar in the bottom, the flies fly in and drown.

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[Woodznutz]

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My mom made a daily drink of Bragg's vinegar, honey and filtered water. It was her go-to. Unfortunately, she died young, but I doubt if it had anything to do with the vinegar.

When fruit fly season comes, I take a small jar and put a splash of Bragg's vinegar in the bottom, the flies fly in and drown.

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I suck them up in the vacuum cleaner.

 

[Woodznutz]

Two of my nieces have stopped communicating with me over politics.

Wasn't long ago they were wanting me to move closer to them so they could see me more often.

Thank God I never made the move.

I had the same problem with my late sister. She wanted me to stop talking about religion (because it distressed her so) while she went on and on with her liberal blather.

 

[OhPleaseJustQuit]

I had the same problem with my late sister. She wanted me to stop talking about religion while she went on and on with her liberal blather.

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They're like that.

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[Woodznutz]

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They're like that.

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Her husband wouldn't engage with me for years being warned that I would talk religion or something too conservative for his ears. After she died he opened up to me more and actually commented to my nephew that he really enjoyed talking to me.

 

[toobfreak]

The conflict in Iran has reduced the amount of fertilizer available and increased the cost.

But thanks for giving yet one more reason why this war is necessary. Assholes like the Islamic Revolutionary Guard should NOT be in charge of so many important world commodities.

 

[OhPleaseJustQuit]

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But thanks for giving yet one more reason why this war is necessary. Assholes like the Islamic Revolutionary Guard should NOT be in charge of so many important world commodities.

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Cows!

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