December 8, 2021

Reuters | Farmers Ask US Justice Department to Investigate Fertilizer Price Spikes

Farm Action called on the DOJ to investigate the fertilizer sector as recent record-breaking prices suspiciously coincide with an increase in income farmers are earning from commodity crops like soybeans and corn.

Farm Advocates Call for DOJ Investigation into Suspicious Spike in Fertilizer Prices

With higher grain prices, farmers have more dollars to pay for inputs — and Farm Action suspects fertilizer corporations may be taking advantage of that.