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70% of US farmers can’t afford to grow their crops due to skyrocketing fertilizer prices caused by the US-Israeli w-r on Iran.

￭ According to the American Farm Bureau Federation, “fertilizer pre-booking rates varied significantly by region, with just 19% of Southern producers reporting fertilizer purchases secured ahead of the season, compared to 30% in the Northeast, 31% in the West and 67% in the Midwest, reflecting differences in planting decision timelines and exposure to recent price increases.”

￭ While organic fertilizers exist, US farmers predominantly use nitrogen-based fertilizers, which are plant food made from natural gas. This reliance ties agriculture to the oil industry and, by extension, to the aggr-ssive w-rs that the US and the Israeli occupation against Iran, including the US's unwillingness to negotiate the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.

￭ “Farm diesel prices, which fuel the heavy machinery used in the industry are up 46% since the end of February,” AFBF stated.

￭ While the US is able to produce the oil, fertilizer and fuel markets are still connected globally. The imperialist w-r on Iran has tightened the energy market, surging the costs across nearly all modes of production linked with farming.