ammonia

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While the vast majority of liquid nitrogen and ammonia is domestically produced, the U.S. imports about half of its urea, making it susceptible to the Middle East supply shock.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 29, 2026

According to the United Nations, around a third of the world's fertilisers - such as urea, potash, ammonia and phosphates - normally pass through the Hormuz Strait.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

The Middle East accounts for more than a third of urea supplies and nearly as much ammonia and sulfur—chemicals that are hugely important to farmers.

From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026

The price of fertilizer has jumped in recent days, with the Middle East conflict choking off big chunks of the world’s supply of ammonia, urea, sulfur and phosphates.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

We mix together and spark the gases of the primitive Earth: hydrogen, water, ammonia, methane, hydrogen sulfide—all present, incidentally, on the planet Jupiter today and throughout the Cosmos.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan