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Iran War’s Price Shock on Fuel and Fertilizer Is Coming for US Farmers
Nitrogen fertilizer prices have surged about 30% due to Iran conflict disrupting Middle East supply, raising costs for U.S. Midwest, Florida, and Ontario farmers, with diesel prices also increasing.
- Iranian strikes in the region have made it too dangerous for massive freighters carrying 15 million barrels of oil a day to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, spiking diesel and fertilizer prices for U.S. and Canadian farmers.
- Supply-Chain analysis shows the blockade has trapped at least 2 million tons of nitrogen in transit while cutting off 35 per cent of the world's nitrogen supply, compounding pre-existing tightness from Canada's 35 per cent tariff on Belarus and Russia fertilizer imports.
- Price data show nitrogen fertilizer jumped to $683 a tonne from $516 since the war began, while Portage County farmer Chuck Sayre reported diesel near $2 a gallon costs an extra $20,000 to plant crops using 10,000 gallons each spring.
- Some farmers are already adjusting crops toward soybeans requiring less fertilizer but yielding lower returns, while higher input costs ripple to consumers; nationally, 15,000 fewer farms exist since 2024 and bankruptcies rose 46 percent in 2025.
- If the conflict persists beyond 30 days, David Carson, president of Chemical Dynamics, warns Midwestern farmers will face significant shortages; growers fear fertilizer scarcity later this year while the Farmer Bridge Assistance Program offers another $1 billion in federal support.
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Iran war’s price shock on fuel and fertilizer is coming for US farmers
Planting season is around the corner for America’s farmers, and several organizations are warning about challenges they may encounter as fuel and fertilizer costs increase due to the war in Iran. These only add to an array of problems farmers were already dealing with. “The recent closure of the Strait of Hormuz and its impact on fertilizer and fuel prices only worsened the financial strain farmers face and poses significant consequences for the…
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