US agriculture secretary Rollins said Wednesday the USDA will invest $500m in
new and existing fertilizer plants to accelerate U.S. fertilizer output. He
cited geopolitical and trade disruptions — including tariffs on major suppliers,
Trump-era tariff policies and the wars in Ukraine and Iran — as drivers of
Elevated fertilizer prices that, amid weak crop prices, have raised U.S.
food-security concerns. Rollins said the department will prioritize domestic
plant construction and that opening the market should lower farmers’ fertilizer
costs.
