Sanctions to Russia make beautiful farmers worry about fertilizer fertilizer

Special reporter in the United States, Zhang Sisiu Zhi Zhi

Although the European Union and the United States give fertilizer trade exemption to Russia, many American transporters, banks and insurance companies are worried that they will not intend to violate the rules and try to avoid transactions. Bloomberg reported on the 14th that U.S. officials were surprised by this, and insufficient fertilizer will cause US crop output to be seriously affected.

According to the Russian Federal News Agency reported on the 14th, the White House has secretly encouraged US companies to increase the purchase of Russian fertilizers. The academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Gennato, believes that in the face of the grain crisis and the unable to openly cooperate with Russia due to anti -Russian sanctions, the United States has to find a way to get rid of the current dilemma. In the United States, the share of Russian fertilizer in total imports is: 6%potassium fertilizer, 20%of cyclistan ammonium phosphate, and 13%urea.

Data collected by the Agricultural Department of the United States show that in 2022, US farmers' fertilizer bills will rise by 12%. Since 2021, the price of US chemical fertilizers has been overwhelming. This is particularly difficult for farmers growing corn, and corn accounts for half of the use of nitrogen fertilizers in the United States. The National Corn Plantor Association predicts that their members' expenditures on fertilizer in 2022 will increase by 80%over 2021, and the average farm will increase the cost of $ 128,000.

Under the "fertilizer crisis", American farmers began to turn their attention to feces. A friend of a cool -loving vegetable flower told reporters, "I haven't been willing to buy fertilizer for a long time, but I have two chickens to produce fertilizer." Many farmers now buy animal feces for fertilizer, and even in short supply. Reuters reports that as market demand has increased, the prices of American manure have also risen, which brings a "wealth" to American livestock farmers and dairy farmers, and companies that manufacture manure sprinkle equipment have also benefited from it. Sanders, the founder of Natural Frtilizer Services, Aihei Nutrition Management Company, said that the farm who recently consulted his feces was endless. The world's largest pork producer Smithfield Food Company also noticed this change. "As the price of chemical fertilizers rises, we will definitely see farmers turn to the use of feces," said the company's spokesman Jim Monro.

The American CONSERVATIVE of the United States reported that Biden recently announced that it would allocate $ 250 million to stimulate the domestic fertilizer market, but this fund is unlikely to bring immediate results. American agricultural economic expert Veronica Na said that chemicals and fertilizers account for the largest share of farm expenditures, accounting for about 18%of the average farm budget. ▲

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