[RideForever]

Most of the fertilizer used by our farmers has to pass thru the straits for this year’s crop. Word has it that it missed the target date as seeding/weeding has come and gone.

[mass55th]

"Most of the fertilizer used by our farmers has to pass thru the straits for this year’s crop."

Somebody else mentioned that on another thread within the past week. It's too bad we rely on that stuff coming from overseas.

[BarbM]

Most of the fertilizer used by our farmers has to pass thru the straits for this year's crop. Word has it that it missed the target date as seeding/weeding has come and gone.
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I used to work in this industry. At my company, we had our urea by January and were loading the barges and rail cars for a Spring delivery. Just this week, I saw a train of hoppers carrying fertilizer heading to North Dakota.

We also purchased more for a “2nd planting” in the deep south. This would arrive by June. /p>

Canada produces fertilizer. All I know is that each hopper has about $20,000 worth of fertilizer in it.