fertilizer

The near-total closure of the Strait of Hormuz sent fertilizer prices sharply higher this year, raising concerns over a broader shock to the global food system.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

Roughly 20% of the world’s oil supply moved through the strait before the war, as well as much of its aluminum, fertilizer and other raw materials.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026

Investors understood these themes; some traded in and out of oil stocks, others invested in fertilizer companies.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 1, 2026

In the U.S., prices for potash fertilizer were largely unaffected by the conflict.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026

One good bale of tobacco would pay for seventeen more bags of fertilizer, enabling his farm to stay strong, given the good weather.

From "The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind" by William Kamkwamba

In agriculture, fertilizers can be enclosed inside PHA beads that gradually release their contents as the plastic breaks down.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 17, 2026

Heavy metal pollution is common around industrial sites, mining regions, cities, and towns, but contaminants can also spread into rural landscapes through the air, sewage sludge, fertilizers, and other agricultural products.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 7, 2026

They were looking for a steady source of raw milk at a time when consumers were waking up to the risks of food contaminated by additives, fertilizers and pesticides.

From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2026

Natural gas accounts for as much as 80% of the cost of nitrogen-based fertilizers like urea, he explains.

From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 2026

The organic food in stores like Whole Foods is organic because it is grown without chemical fertilizers or pesticides.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan