Fertilizer prices reaching record highs, worrying farmers as planting season is underway | USA TODAY

Inflation, supply shortages and the war in Ukraine have driven fertilizer prices to record highs as concerned farmers begin the 2022 planting season.

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Liquid nitrogen, potash and phosphorus, three of the world’s most commonly used fertilizers, have more than doubled in price in the past two years

Farmers throughout the nation are paying as much as three times the price for fertilizer compared to last year.

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3 comments

  1. I expect CHEMICAL fertilizer as should never be used , but only organic as in animal waste .

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