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Prairie Gates

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4. Something like 40% of urea for fertilizer comes through the Strait of Hormuz

Reply to Captain Zero (Reply #2)

Tue Mar 17, 2026, 04:33 PM

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The US supposedly could be self-sufficient with other sources, but what happens when half the supply of a commodity drops out of a market? It's also getting right around to planting season across the northern hemisphere, so the timing isn't great either. The fact that they have to even make these deals and this announcement means that it's an issue they're hearing about.

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White House says US seeking fertilizer from Venezuela, Morocco [View all] BumRushDaShow Yesterday OP

These idiots Prairie Gates Yesterday #1

They've destroyed farmers markets anyway Captain Zero Yesterday #2

Something like 40% of urea for fertilizer comes through the Strait of Hormuz Prairie Gates Yesterday #4

Petrochemicals modrepub Yesterday #9

Corn, soybean, oats, Torchlight Yesterday #3

Are they going to build their own bombs now? milestogo Yesterday #5

Trump praised the man who is President of Venezuela. Insert string of expletives. twodogsbarking Yesterday #6

Canada was a huge supplier of Potash to US fertilizer manufacturers.... OAITW r.2.0 Yesterday #7

I would think there would be plenty of fertilizer flowing out of the Oval Office.... Bayard Yesterday #8

Why not just confiscate their fertilizer in the interests of national security like we did their Presidente? Marcuse Yesterday #10

They have no idea what they're doing Johnny2X2X 23 hrs ago #11

Kind of funny watching it in real time Takket 23 hrs ago #12

The US gets most of its fertilizer from CANADA Fiendish Thingy 23 hrs ago #13

What did they think would happen? area51 22 hrs ago #14

Look in his depends. You'll find plenty of fertilizer there. Blumancru 22 hrs ago #15

Only the best people! BidenRocks 20 hrs ago #16