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'Blindsided': US farmers strained as fertilizer costs surge on war
- Fertilizer deliveries are delayed and costs have surged on Andy Corriher's North Carolina farm due to the war in the Middle East.
- Most fertilizer in the U.S. is typically applied during the planting season at this time of year.
- Nitrogen fertilizer prices have risen by at least 40 percent since the conflict began.
- Many U.S. farmers, including Corriher, lack storage capacity to stockpile fertilizer ahead of planting, leading to unexpected difficulties this year.
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'Blindsided': US farmers strained as fertilizer costs surge on war
On Andy Corriher's farm in North Carolina, planting and preparations are underway for his corn and soybean crops -- but fertilizer costs have surged on war in the Middle East, and orders he placed weeks ago have yet to arrive.
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