Commentary Supply chain disruptions arising from the COVID-19 lockdowns have crippled the shipment of goods of all kinds around the world. Everything from toilet paper to cleaning products to antibiotics to household appliances have been struggling to get to their final destination. A poll run in October 2021 indicated that 54 percent—over half—of Americans were…
Record Fertilizer Prices to Hit Growers in the Pocket
LOS ANGELES—A customer came in to buy fertilizer on Feb. 23 at GreenCoast Hydroponics, a warehouse popular with cannabis growers near North Hollywood. The prices were so high, he walked out. The record cost of fertilizer and other supplies is starting to take a bite out of business, according to the store manager. The store’s…
6,500 Evacuated as Fears Grow Blazing Fertilizer Plant May Explode in North Carolina
By Mark Price From The Charlotte Observer CHARLOTTE, N.C.—The city of Winston-Salem is working to evacuate 6,500 people as fears grow a smoldering fertilizer plant might explode near thousands of homes. Fire trucks patrolled the mandatory evacuation area early Tuesday, blowing their horns and loudspeakers blasting a warning for people to evacuate as quickly as…
Thousands Evacuated as Fears Grow Blazing Fertilizer Plant May Explode
By Mark Price From The Charlotte Observer CHARLOTTE, N.C.—The city of Winston-Salem is working to evacuate 6,500 people as fears grow a smoldering fertilizer plant might explode near thousands of homes. Fire trucks patrolled the mandatory evacuation area early Tuesday, blowing their horns and loudspeakers blasting a warning for people to evacuate as quickly as…
Fertilizer Plant Fire Prompts Thousands of Evacuations
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C.—An uncontrolled fire raging at a North Carolina fertilizer plant forced the evacuations of thousands of people as firefighters warned early Tuesday that chemicals at the site could cause a large explosion. Authorities drove through neighborhoods and knocked on doors asking residents to leave within a one-mile radius (1.6 km) of the Weaver Fertilizer…
Rising Input Costs Hit Small Farmers, Signal More Food Price Inflation Ahead
Fertilizer prices have risen during the last year, with several retail price tags going up by more than 100 percent for the product, according to DTN, a Minnesota-based company that provides real-time weather, agricultural, energy, and commodity market information. More than half of America’s large farmers anticipate prices for inputs such as fertilizer and fuel to…
Farmers’ Sentiment Rises Amid Surging Commodity Prices: Study
Farmers are optimistic about the state of the U.S. agricultural economy moving forward, a new study finds. The Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer climbed nine points in December to a reading of 125. This is only the second time that this monthly snapshot of farmer sentiment has risen since May. The Index of Current…
Australia to Boost Urea Production to Keep Trucking Industry Moving
The Australian government has agreed to help national industry rapidly design and develop new urea manufacturing capabilities to tackle a looming shortfall that could ground the nation’s diesel fleet. To address the impending deficit, the Australian government has struck a deal with fertiliser manufacturer Incitec Pivot to immediately begin the design, trial, and testing of…
Urea Shortage is Putting Pressure on Global Food Prices
Urea, a key ingredient in agricultural fertilizer and diesel fuel, is skyrocketing in price due to disruptions in the global supply of this essential chemical. The dramatic rise in the cost of urea exports, which have in turn led to increased food and fuel prices, is exposing the vulnerabilities of an interconnected supply chain. The…
Farmers Feeling the Pressure as Fertilizer Prices More Than Double
United States agricultural suppliers are sounding the alarm over the rising cost of fertilizers that threatens to lower crop yields and worsen strains on global food supplies. “It’s put a stranglehold on us,” said John Ortiz, sales manager at BigYield.us in Garden City, Missouri, an organization focused on creating strategies that increase the size and…
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