The founder and CEO of Phospholutions says fertilizer supply challenges in the U.S. are becoming structural rather than temporary. Hunter Swisher points to The Mosaic Company’s recent decision to curtail domestic phosphate production over surging sulfuric acid costs. He tells Brownfield that Mosaic’s move shows phosphorous security is not just a mining issue in the […]
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