The 21st Show

How is the U.S. war with Iran impacting the fertilizer market for Illinois farmers?

 
A combine unloads hundreds of bushels of corn into a grain cart on a farm near Greenfield, Illinois in September 2024.

A combine unloads hundreds of bushels of corn into a grain cart on a farm near Greenfield, Illinois in September 2024. Sophie Proe / St. Louis Public Radio

There's been a lot of focus on how the ongoing war with Iran has affected gas and oil prices, but fertilizer prices have also severely risen. A market analyst explains what this means for the agriculture industry and farmers in Illinois.

 

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Josh Linville 
Vice President of Fertilizer, StoneX