Many farmers made investments based on Agriculture Department funding that the Trump administration has put on hold. Some are in financial peril. Farmers across the U.S. are struggling to make critical decisions ahead of the spring thaw, as billions of dollars in promised federal payments remain frozen by the Trump administration.
@#4
As I have noted previously, it will take a while before the effects of these Trump actions trickle down to the voters.
For example, Midwest farmers import about 80% of their fertilizer (potash) from Canada.
How might tariffs affect the price the farmers have to pay for fertilizer, and how will that extra cost show up locally in the supermarkets?
Tariff Threats and US Fertilizer Imports
farmdocdaily.illinois.edu
... Today's article examines imports of fertilizer products used to supply the main crop macronutrients of nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), and potassium (K). The US relies on imports for a relatively small share of its consumption of N and P fertilizers, but is heavily reliant on imports of K fertilizers (see farmdoc daily, March 17, 2022). ...
fwiw, "K" is the chemical symbol of, you guessed it, potassium.
What is Potash?
www.cropnutrition.com
... Fertilizer potassium is sometimes called "potash," a term that comes from an early production technique where potassium was leached from wood ashes and concentrated by evaporating the leachate in large iron pots ("pot-ash"). This practice is no longer practical and is not environmentally sustainable. In food production, potassium is removed from the soil in harvested crops and must be replaced in order to maintain future crop growth. ...
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