The war in Iran is hindering production and export of fertilizers from the Middle East and causing prices to spike. Some innovators say the disruption demonstrates the need for technologies that ...
Farmers worldwide are under pressure. About a third of traded urea, a widely used nitrogen fertilizer, comes from the Gulf ...
Fertilizer costs are having a bigger and bigger impact on farm budgets. In the lead-up to the 2022 crop year, fertilizer prices surged to record highs, driven by tight global supplies, energy shocks ...
The Trump administration is reviving a Biden-era program to expand fertilizer production in an attempt to address ...
New analysis from Farm Bureau’s MarketIntel team underscores why fertilizer markets are particularly vulnerable to geopolitical instability involving Iran and neighboring countries in the Persian Gulf ...
A looming fertilizer shortage is giving Democrats a new affordability opening in agricultural states ahead of the 2026 midterms. The war in Iran has effectively choked the Strait of Hormuz, a critical ...