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Iowa State University Study Can’t Refute that Increased Production Costs and Commensurate Supply Chain Issues Drove Increase in Fertilizer Prices

July 14, 2022
Economy, Market Intelligence, Press Releases, TFI News, The Feed
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.
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Communicating the 2022 Sustainability in the Fertilizer Industry Report

April 14, 2022
Energy & Environment, Advocacy, Stewardship, The Feed
Each year, The Fertilizer Institute collects data from member companies to track and highlight industry improvement in sustainability performance in key priority areas of workforce safety, energy and the environment, fertilizer use, and industry innovation. The 2022 report was released in February of this year.
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TFI Insights - March

February 28, 2022
TFI News, The Feed
March Insights   Fertilizer Markets, Supply and Demand A summary of highlights from a recent presentation delivered by TFI market intelligence experts Download presentation summary here
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The Complex Truth About Fertilizer Prices

December 13, 2021
Market Intelligence, Political News & Briefings, The Feed
U.S. fertilizer manufacturers, importers and retailers are heavily invested in making sure that farming is profitable and sustainable. The U.S. fertilizer industry operates in a global economy, and the prices farmers pay for fertilizer are subject to a complex web of global supply and demand factors:
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TFI Releases 2016 Commercial Fertilizer Report

July 15, 2021
Market Intelligence, TFI News, The Feed
This week, The Fertilizer Institute (TFI) released the 2016 Commercial Fertilizer Report. The 2016 edition, a joint project of The Fertilizer Institute (TFI) and the Association of American Plant Food Control Officials (AAPFCO), highlights that U.S. fertilizer nutrient consumption increased 0.6 percent to 22.13 million short tons during the fertilizer year ending June 30, 2016.
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Global Food Security - a Critical Issue

June 21, 2021
Energy & Environment, Stewardship, Market Intelligence, TFI News, The Feed
  The following white paper was produced by the International Fertilizer Association:   What is food security? All people, at all times, have physical, social and economic access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food that meets their food preferences and dietary needs for an active and healthy life (United Nation’s Committee on World Food Security). (www.ifpri.org/topic/food-security)
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Meet the 2021 4R Advocates

May 11, 2021
Stewardship, The Feed
Each year, The Fertilizer Institute recognizes 4R Advocates, 5 pairs of retailers and farmers who are making 4R Nutrient Stewardship a priority in their operations. These partners get it, 4R Farming makes sense economically and environmentally. And that's why TFI is highlighting their work.
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The Next Stop on TFI’s Sustainability Journey

September 28, 2020
Energy & Environment, TFI News, The Feed
It’s been said that sustainability is a journey, that you don’t suddenly wake up one day achieving your end goals. It takes time, effort, and resources to get to where you are going.
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Rethinking the Future of Fertilizer

September 24, 2020
Energy & Environment, Advocacy, Stewardship, TFI News, The Feed
For more than 100 years, the fertilizer industry – and agriculture at large – has benefited off the work of science and technology. Starting in 1918, with the Haber Bosch process, which made the production of ammonia fertilizer economically feasible. Since then, the industry has kept refining not just how fertilizers are made, but how they are used by plants.
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CFATS Program Extension Is Great News for Fertilizer Industry

July 14, 2020
Safety & Security, TFI News, The Feed
Bipartisanship does still exist, though often in short supply these days. Earlier this month, the Senate cleared a bipartisan three-year extension (S. 4096) of the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) program. If it becomes law, S. 4096 will extend the current CFATS program through July 27, 2023.
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