fertilizer
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Taken together, the suspensions and restrictions have likely affected as much as 40 million metric tons of Chinese fertilizer exports.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
When that happens, gardeners may want to consider whether they are using too much fertilizer.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 28, 2026
Yet Beijing’s restrictions prevent Yuntianhua and other Chinese producers from exporting phosphate fertilizer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
“The longer that conflict drags out, the more likely that it’s going to impact fall fertilizer needs and then spring 2027 fertilizer needs.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
They were intermittently abundant in the sprawling camp, which used few pesticides, relied on human waste as fertilizer, and supplied no water for cleaning privies or taking baths.
From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden
Chinese producers use American sulfur to manufacture phosphate fertilizers, which supply phosphorus—one of the three primary plant nutrients along with nitrogen and potassium.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
Beginning late last year, China suspended exports of phosphate fertilizers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
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
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
Do I realize that nitrogen fertilizers are destroying fish life by fostering an overgrowth of algae?
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
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