fertilizer
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The closure of the Strait of Hormuz also pushed up fertilizer prices because Qatar is a key producer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2026
He referred to the rise of food security problems as a result of energy, fertilizer and agricultural products being unable to reach their destinations as sea lanes come under attack.
From Barron's ● Oct. 31, 2026
Instead, the Russian president offered to increase Russian fertilizer exports to U.S. farmers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026
The closure of the Strait of Hormuz revealed the Persian Gulf’s “major role in fertilizer and the inputs that go into fertilizer,” the report notes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
I concentrated on the rows, and watched the spreader and the gray fertilizer sifting down from the hopper onto the soil.
From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien
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That is why the situation in fertilizers, Mera said, “certainly hasn’t been as bad as we originally thought.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
Then there were catalysts that could improve the efficiency of ammonia production for fertilizers, a century-old industrial process.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
Schacht said some fertilizers he needs for the next planting season have doubled in price.
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026
These include keeping soil permanently covered, applying compost, using more diverse crop rotations and reducing the use of mineral fertilizers and pesticides.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 28, 2026
"I was experimenting on chemical fertilizers," Theo replied, wincing as the doctor probed his shoulder for a glass shard.
From "The Westing Game" by Ellen Raskin
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