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

[Dragonlady]

If fertilizer is limited it should be limited to domestic food and feed production, not foods or feeds for export.

And what are the rest of the farmers supposed to do? Go bankrupt????

Trump made no plans for this war other than bombing Iran. They clearly didn't anticipate the risks or dangers of attacking one of the most experienced militaries, and hostile nations on the planet. That's because Trump is too stupid to make plans. That's why he's bankrupted so many companies.

There is no plan on how to end the war, or for what comes after. Just like Iraq or Afghanistan.

You don't have the common sense God gave a goose.

 

[mudwhistle]

And what are the rest of the farmers supposed to do? Go bankrupt????

Trump made no plans for this war other than bombing Iran. They clearly didn't anticipate the risks or dangers of attacking one of the most experienced militaries, and hostile nations on the planet. That's because Trump is too stupid to make plans. That's why he's bankrupted so many companies.

There is no plan on how to end the war, or for what comes after. Just like Iraq or Afghanistan.

You don't have the common sense God gave a goose.

In truth Trump has been thinking about this for decades.....and they had plans in place that they had no intention in telling you about. Keep thinking what you want and enjoy living in ignorance, mkay?

 

[OhPleaseJustQuit]

In truth Trump has been thinking about this for decades.....and they had plans in place that they had no intention in telling you about. Keep thinking what you want and enjoy living in ignorance, mkay?

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So much going on in the man's head, that has probably been going on for at least a couple of decades -- maybe longer. In many layers.

What was going on in AutoPen Joe's head was mostly ice cream and molesting little girls.

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[Dragonlady]

In truth Trump has been thinking about this for decades.....and they had plans in place that they had no intention in telling you about. Keep thinking what you want and enjoy living in ignorance, mkay?

Thinking about something for decades is NOT strategic planning, nor does it involve considering all contingencies.

If they had plans in place, they weren't very good plans because this whole war is the most fucked up mess Trump has gotten himself into yet. He's now got himself into something that he cannot easily get himself out of and it's going badly for him.

I'm not the one living in ignorance. You're projecting - again.

 

[OhPleaseJustQuit]

Thinking about something for decades is NOT strategic planning, nor does it involve considering all contingencies.

If they had plans in place, they weren't very good plans because this whole war is the most fucked up mess Trump has gotten himself into yet. He's now got himself into something that he cannot easily get himself out of and it's going badly for him.

I'm not the one living in ignorance. You're projecting - again.

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The man probably thinks in twenty layers, as opposed to your one layer.




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[mudwhistle]

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So much going on in the man's head, that has probably been going on for at least a couple of decades -- maybe longer. In many layers.

What was going on in AutoPen Joe's head was mostly ice cream and molesting little girls.

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[mudwhistle]

 

[OhPleaseJustQuit]

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This is why. Keep on going!

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[mudwhistle]

 

[OhPleaseJustQuit]

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That is just one creepy critter.

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[mudwhistle]

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That is just one creepy critter.

Note how they always seem to just make it up as they go.

Throw a few facts at them...they turn and run screaming "you're a racist" over their shoulder.

 

[OhPleaseJustQuit]

Note how they always seem to just make it up as they go.

Throw a few facts at them...they turn and run screaming "you're a racist" over their shoulder.

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Make Asylums Great Again


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[Dragonlady]

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The man probably thinks in twenty layers, as opposed to your one layer.




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The man cannot walk, talk and chew gum at the same time. He can't complete a sentence without losing his train of thought, and takes advice of the last person he talked to. One of Trump's Wharton professors called him the "dumbest student I ever had". NO ONE has ever claimed Trump was smart.

It's no accident that 63% of Republican voters have a high school education or less. The more education you have, the less likely you are to vote for today's Republican Party.

Trump's only "genius" is that he is the greatest conman who ever lived, but then his electorate have been lied to by Republicans for the past 46 years so they're not the brightest bulbs either.

 

[80zephyr]

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

No time like the present.

 

[Woodznutz]

No time like the present.

First a viable market has to emerge.

 

[Dragonlady]

So now we are all gonna die because of no fertilizer.

Sucks to be us.

Do you every post anything that isn't pointless or stupid? Are you completely incapable of rational thought and lacking in knowledge about anything????

Even worse, for you, is your unending desire to subject the rest of us to your ignorance and insanity.

Without fertilizer, the crops will be smaller, and worth less money on the open market. There may be shortages and prices will rise, meaning you'll then be whining about the high price of groceries.

You think Soros is providing those millions to be kind?

I think Soros is providing the money out of "enlightened self interest". The programs Soros supports provides health care, education, and support for democracies. These are worthy things to fund, and if you want to live in a great country, you should be supporting them too.

For example, universal health insurance provides multiple benefits to a nation. No medical bankruptcies, a stronger healthier work force, and cheaper health care costs because illnesses are treated as soon as they arise.

Patients don't wait until they're so sick they have no choice but to seek treatment. Getting early treatment means that the duration of the illness is shortened and the treatment costs are less. Canada spends half of what the US spends on health care and our population lives longer, more productive lives as a result.

As a MAGA supporter, I don't expect you to comprehend any of these ideas.

 

[luiza]

And what are the rest of the farmers supposed to do? Go bankrupt????

Trump made no plans for this war other than bombing Iran. They clearly didn't anticipate the risks or dangers of attacking one of the most experienced militaries, and hostile nations on the planet. That's because Trump is too stupid to make plans. That's why he's bankrupted so many companies.

There is no plan on how to end the war, or for what comes after. Just like Iraq or Afghanistan.

You don't have the common sense God gave a goose.

But what if the real truth is that Trumpfy as the Deep
State front man went ahead deliberately because that is the base of this Psy Op ?

To Depopulate and Starve the Sheeple herds over the next two?years .
Until proven otherwise it looks like these unbelievable blunders could be deliberate .

 

[80zephyr]

Do you every post anything that isn't pointless or stupid? Are you completely incapable of rational thought and lacking in knowledge about anything????

Even worse, for you, is your unending desire to subject the rest of us to your ignorance and insanity.

Without fertilizer, the crops will be smaller, and worth less money on the open market. There may be shortages and prices will rise, meaning you'll then be whining about the high price of groceries.



I think Soros is providing the money out of "enlightened self interest". The programs Soros supports provides health care, education, and support for democracies. These are worthy things to fund, and if you want to live in a great country, you should be supporting them too.

For example, universal health insurance provides multiple benefits to a nation. No medical bankruptcies, a stronger healthier work force, and cheaper health care costs because illnesses are treated as soon as they arise.

Patients don't wait until they're so sick they have no choice but to seek treatment. Getting early treatment means that the duration of the illness is shortened and the treatment costs are less. Canada spends half of what the US spends on health care and our population lives longer, more productive lives as a result.

As a MAGA supporter, I don't expect you to comprehend any of these ideas.

Lol. You have got to be kidding.

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[HikerGuy83]

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.

Oh look.

Trump blinked......

Gotta complain about something

 

[HikerGuy83]

But what if the real truth is that Trumpfy as the Deep
State front man went ahead deliberately because that is the base of this Psy Op ?

To Depopulate and Starve the Sheeple herds over the next two?years .
Until proven otherwise it looks like these unbelievable blunders could be deliberate .

Can we please find out how many of those "tought guy" Iranaians....you know....the ones who slaughtered over 35,000 of it's own citizens....soil their pants every time an American plan flys overhead.