An ag economist says tensions in the Middle East are causing global supply disruptions for nitrogen fertilizers. David Widmar with Agricultural Economic Insights says prices have increased more than 30 percent since the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. “We have this urea in these international markets on some of these ships and the inventories […]
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The chief economist with The Fertilizer Institute says the conflict in the Middle East is impacting the flow of critical minerals
