fertilizer prices

Input costs may have come down a bit, but they’re still putting the squeeze on many producers across the PNW.  The question is when will prices return to “normal”?   Corey Rosenbusch, president and CEO of the D.C-based Fertilizer Institute, ca...

2022 has been a challenge for ag retailers and their customers due to supply shortages and high prices.  Crop Life magazine says global uncertainty has affected key fertilizer sources like Russia, China, and Ukraine, adding even more stress to the marketplace last spring.  Looking...

Every year has challenges for farmers across the Pacific Northwest.  But, 2022 has put more challenges before Idaho producers than typical, that according to Idaho Farm Bureau Federation President Bryan Searle.  He said weather has been more difficult than normal, with an extremely dry winter and early spring, giving way to wet and cool conditions, with some locations experiencing flooding. In ad.

A report from Iowa State University says fertilizer prices are four times higher than they were in 2020.  While crop prices have doubled during the same period, higher fertilizer prices are contributing to rising costs in farm country. Iowa’...

Russia’s war against Ukraine is hitting Americans in the pocketbook and many overseas in the stomach.  Ukrainian grain exports have collapsed, and Western sanctions limit Russian oil and fertilizer exports.  All of this makes U.S. and European...

Farmers are facing many challenges, such as not enough workers, very high fuel costs, this year some bad weather that has delayed planting, "and one of the challenges that farmers face today is this issue of fertilizer," noted Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack ...

Senate Ag Republicans recently confronted USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack over soaring farm input costs, declining profits, overregulation, and the top issue on nearly everyone's mind: inflation. Vilsack insisted he’s doing everything he can to boost production and reduce fertilizer costs. ...

Scott Parrish will address the input shortage and how Agrasyst can help you meet your needs and stretch your dollar. If you have a story idea for the PNW Ag Network, call (509) 547-1618, or e-mail gvaagen@cherrycreekmedia.com

Are the makers and sellers of fertilizer working together to artificially jack up the price to farmers? Are American farmers too dependent on foreign sources of fertilizer? Is that part of the price problem? "Were working with state attorney generals, who were currently doing a market study, in terms of consolidation and whether or not these price increases that farmers have seen are justif

Potato growers have a lot to address in 2022, outside of weather and growing conditions. Blair Richardson, CEO of Potatoes USA said like the entire farming community, potato growers are trying to overcome logistical issues, inflation, rising input costs as well as the war in Ukraine ...