Closure of strait of Hormuz – a key fertilizer production and transportation route – has squeezed farmers as prices jump

A bipartisan group of US Senators introduced a bill that would require mandatory price reporting of fertilizer — a bid for more market information after the war in Iran prompted the biggest surge in crop nutrient costs in years.

The legislation is intended to increase competition and lower prices for farmers. It comes amid a sudden surge in fertilizer prices caused by the Iran war.

The Iran war is causing a spike in fertilizer and fuel prices; timing 'couldn't be worse' as spring planting nears and the ag slump continues.

Senators from both parties this week introduced legislation to increase domestic fertilizer production and provide more clarity about the prices farmers are paying for inputs.

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The Iranian conflict has disrupted shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, raising the price of fertilizer and diesel fuel.

As the conflict in Iran continues, locally, farmers are or will soon be feeling the effects, specifically when it comes to the price of fertilizer. Katelyn Miller, Cornell Cooperative Extension field crops specialist,

Fertilizer prices are starting to rise due to the Strait of Hormuz crisis, which benefits North American producers that can manufacture inputs domestically.

The Trump administration made the move in exchange for Belarus’s freeing of 250 political prisoners, part of a rapprochement between the two countries.