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USDA Announces $500 Million in Funding to Expand US Domestic Fertilizer Production
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July 1, 2026

A tree stands among tilled sorghum on Scott Irlbeck's farm in Tulia, Texas, U.S., May 13, 2026. "Last year I came off a big crop, so I can't say there's no hope in this," Irlbeck says about continuing to farm. (Reuters/Annie Rice)

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U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins on Wednesday announced $500 million in funds to expand domestic fertilizer production after the Iran war drove up prices for the farming inputs.

The funds will be used to expand existing U.S. fertilizer plants and build new ones.

(Reporting by Karl Plume in Chicago)

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