fertilizer

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

Companies selling to other businesses are passing along increases of 3% to 4% and largely making them stick, driven by oil, diesel fuel, aluminum, fertilizer and semiconductors.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

The disputed Strait of Hormuz is a key waterway for transporting fertilizer and other key commodities, in addition to oil.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026

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

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026

“The cost of fertilizer, the cost of renting the farmland, the rent on this house, bad crops for a few years.”

From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata

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

Certain energy products and fertilizers will also be exempt, alongside products covered by the US-Mexico-Canada free trade pact, a US official told reporters.

From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 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

And that corn is only cheap if you don’t count all the hidden costs, like the cost of pollution from chemical fertilizers.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan