Domestic Fertilizer Production to See $1.3B Investment with USDA Program
The projects are expected to support 1.08 million tons of annual fertilizer production as USDA aims to expand domestic supply and competition.
- On Thursday, Vice President J.D. Vance and Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins announced the USDA will provide $603 million to support $1.34 billion in domestic fertilizer projects expanding nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, and sulfur production.
- Four companies control 77% of nitrogen production in North America, prompting the administration to support new domestic manufacturing to break industry consolidation and lower fertilizer prices by 4.4% to 5.3%.
- Eight selected projects, including TalusAg's $270.2 million plan to deploy 20 modular ammonia units across 11 locations in seven states, will collectively boost annual domestic fertilizer production capacity by approximately 1.08 million tons.
- The Fertilizer Institute President and CEO Corey Rosenbusch said "permitting reform is essential to strengthening America's fertilizer supply chain," supporting the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act of 2026.
- Agriculture Secretary Rollins stated these investments aim to establish input independence, ensuring America's ability to farm is no longer beholden to foreign nations as the administration reshores manufacturing.
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U.S. Department of Agriculture head Brooke Rollins and Vice President JD Vance announced Thursday that eight domestic fertilizer manufacturers were selected to receive more than $573 million in USDA funds to boost domestic fertilizer production. With private sector funds, the total overall investment is more than $1.34 billion. In a virtual press conference Thursday, USDA […]
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Vice President J.D. Vance and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins today announced eight fertilizer manufacturing projects that will receive funding through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Fertilizer Investment & Expansion for Long-Term Domestic Supply (FIELDS) Program. The eight selected projects represent over $1.34 billion in total proposed investment, which includes roughly $573 million […]
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