The head of The Fertilizer Institute says improving domestic production would help diversify fertilizer supply in the U.S.
Corey Rosenbusch says supply chain disruptions last year shined a light on the issue. “We’ve learned how dependent the U.S. farmer and the U.S. fertilizer industry is on foreign supply,” he said. “We are a net importer of fertilizer. We only produce 7% of total global supply.”
In September, the USDA announced $500 million in grant funding through the Fertilizer Production Expansion Program for domestic fertilizer production.
