05/05/2026
70% of US farmers canβt afford to grow their crops due to skyrocketing fertilizer prices caused by the US-Israeli w-r on Iran.
οΏ According to the American Farm Bureau Federation, βfertilizer pre-booking rates varied significantly by region, with just 19% of Southern producers reporting fertilizer purchases secured ahead of the season, compared to 30% in the Northeast, 31% in the West and 67% in the Midwest, reflecting differences in planting decision timelines and exposure to recent price increases.β
οΏ While organic fertilizers exist, US farmers predominantly use nitrogen-based fertilizers, which are plant food made from natural gas. This reliance ties agriculture to the oil industry and, by extension, to the aggr-ssive w-rs that the US and the Israeli occupation against Iran, including the US's unwillingness to negotiate the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.
οΏ βFarm diesel prices, which fuel the heavy machinery used in the industry are up 46% since the end of February,β AFBF stated.
οΏ While the US is able to produce the oil, fertilizer and fuel markets are still connected globally. The imperialist w-r on Iran has tightened the energy market, surging the costs across nearly all modes of production linked with farming.
