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Uploaded by on Jun 6, 2008

China's impact on the supply of fertilizer has affected prices in the U.S. Heather Hansen, from Washington Friends of Farms and Forests, discusses some of the things happening in the fertilizer industry and what farmers might need to do about it in the future. Video by Elaine Shein of Capital Press (www.capitalpress.com)

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  • To add injury to insult, Obama chose the Monsanto go to head up the agriculture department in government. This is really scary knowing what ill-practices Monsanto engages in.

  • ... your leaving out India.

    ... as for not being able to afford it or being extremely high ... the farmer just won't purchase it ... hence there will be a shortage.Why does China have this purchasing power now?

    ... hmmm .. could it be all the industry the U.S. is sending to China instead of producing those products in this country just so some greedy corporate pig can make a greater profit.

  • Yes ... fertilizer & diesel fuel cost is killing the farmer and when the product finally goes to market it's not worth anything because of commodity price manipulation.

    There's no shortage period.

    Take corn this year ... when the farmer has possession ... it's worth very little ... when people like ADM take possession of it ... it suddenly becomes gold!

    The government is allowing the greedy corporate world to take advantage of the American farmer and the consumer.

  • Does high prices in fertilizer or low availability be a cause for a lot of farmers to go out of business, and thus indirectly increase the cost of food.

    Will this make people poorer and thus more dependant on the state and thus more controllable?

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