Holy . . .
I knew prices were climbing fast, but I didn’t realize it was THAT fast!
My farm doesn’t use “boughten” fertilizers, but the farms around mine do. I worry about them, some are going to be hurting soon.
Manure is about to be worth its weight in gold.
In a broader look at increasing agricultural productions costs, Laura Reiley reported in today’s Washington Post that, “[Illinois farmer Richard Guebert’s] fertilizer cost was $510 a ton last year, he said. This year, it’s $1,508.”
The Post article pointed out that, “Jed Bower farms corn and soy in southwest Ohio. He is hoping to start planting this year’s crops the second week in April, but he’s nervous not just about the prices of the chemicals he needs, but also about their availability.”
I've read that some farmers will swap from corn to soybeans if they have the choice because it takes less fertilizer. Corn is in everything. People food, animal food, cosmetics, beverages, gasoline.
https://kscorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Common-Items-Containing-Corn.pdf
Some very surprising things on that second list. Spark plugs, envelopes ... and they're working on making rubber products from corn instead of petroleum based ingredients, tires, running shoes. For the environment of course. We're so screwed. The inmates are running the asylum.