The spring in Ukraine has arrived, but thick layers of ice left over from the brutally cold winter will delay the start of the sowing season by two to four weeks, burdening struggling farmers with ...
When Jolene Riessen was quoted $750 a ton for fertilizer last fall -- about 15% more than the previous year -- she decided to hold off until spring. Then came the Iran war.
Now entering its fifth year, the Russia-Ukraine war has so far failed to derail grain production in either country. Yet behind resilient harvest figures, farmers on both sides of the front line are ...
It cost 22% more than late last year — “the highest price I ever had to pay.” The U.S. and Israel’s attacks on Iran, ...
Tennessee farmer Todd Littleton expects to pay $100,000 more for fertilizer this season, a 40% spike from his bill last year thanks to ...
Geopolitical turmoil is driving fertilizer prices up 30%, forcing tough crop choices, former USDA chief economist Seth Meyer ...
USDA’s March World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates risks getting lost in the mix as the escalating war with Iran feeds volatility across markets, including grains. Traders are also looking ...