Farmers confront rising cost of fertilizer and fuel as spring seeding underway
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/bakx-sidhu-spring-seeding-potash-nitrogen-fertilizer-diesel-9.7193133?cmp=rss
Sask. is a potash and agriculture giant. So why is conflict in the Middle East a problem for farmers?
In 2024, nearly a third of global potash production came from Canada, according to Natural Resources Canada .
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/potash-fertilizer-strait-of-hormuz-9.7127902?cmp=rss
Sask. is a potash and agriculture giant. So why is conflict in the Middle East a problem for farmers?
In 2024, nearly a third of global potash production came from Canada, according to Natural Resources Canada .
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/potash-fertilizer-strait-of-hormuz-9.7127902?cmp=rss
Sask. is a potash and agriculture giant. So why is conflict in the Middle East a problem for farmers?
In 2024, nearly a third of global potash production came from Canada, according to Natural Resources Canada .
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/potash-fertilizer-strait-of-hormuz-9.7127902?cmp=rss

“Trump Is Spoiling for a Fight over Canadian Potash
The fertilizer that feeds America is key to the president’s next confrontation with Ottawa”

https://thewalrus.ca/trump-is-spoiling-for-a-fight-over-canadian-potash/

#Potash #Canada #Belarus #TrumpWar #Iran #Sanctions

Side note: I wonder if Trump and his cabal who insult #Canada and Canadians are still so sure the US doesn’t need Canada’s #potash for fertilizer. I wonder if MAGA farmers will still agree in a month’s time.

Context: https://thewalrus.ca/trump-is-spoiling-for-a-fight-over-canadian-potash/

“Along with nitrogen and phosphorus, potash is one of three main nutrients needed to grow food. It’s one thing not having access to cutting-edge AI technology. It’s another to not be able to eat.

There’s no substitute for potash?

There isn’t.”

#USA