Press Releases

Arlington, VA – The Fertilizer Institute (TFI) today commended the tentative deal reached between rail carriers and labor unions that has averted a strike that had the potential to devastate an economy already struggling with inflation.

Arlington, VA – The Fertilizer Institute (TFI) today again urged Congress to take action to avoid a freight rail shutdown on September 16th. TFI sent a letter to Congressional leaders on Sept. 7th pushing for intervention to prevent a stoppage from occurring.

Arlington, VA – The Fertilizer Institute (TFI) today thanked members of the Presidential Emergency Board (PEB) for hearing from both rail carriers and their labor unions and providing measured recommendations on a pending contract agreement between the two. TFI urges all parties to swiftly reach a compromise and contract agreement. Both sides have until Sept.

Fertilizer prices increased to 10-year highs over 2021 and 2022, leading growers, policymakers and others in the agriculture industry to look for the reason why. Those in the fertilizer industry who experienced the back-to-back-to-back events first-hand that drove prices up over the course of those 24 months are keenly aware of the reasons why, but many outside the industry latched onto something more nefarious: market consolidation and greed.