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Fertilizer Shortages

By May 12, 2026No Comments

Marco Rubio explains, “It’s the fertilizer that they need for their food and crops that’s stranded in the Persian [Gulf], not our fertilizer, their fertilizer,” he told reporters, … “So we want to be helpful and that’s why the president stepped forward, because we’re the only ones that can, frankly.

Dear Farmers … there … there.  Now don’t you feel better?

Well, I think not.

John T Bennet, Roll Call, reports:  Higher fertilizer prices pressure Trump-loyal US farmers