Corn growers urge DOJ investigation into ‘collusive’ fertilizer industry practices

Farmers from across the country are urging the federal government to expedite an investigation of the fertilizer industry as they struggle with “impossibly high input costs.” A letter from grower associations follows a slew of recent federal actions taken to address the expense of fertilizers. In the letter sent to leaders of the Senate Committee [

By: Cami Koons

Outlets: Iowa Capital Dispatch

Published: July 16, 2026

Words: 1,239

Last Updated: 5 days, 7 hours ago

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Farmers from across the country are urging the federal government to expedite an investigation of the fertilizer industry as they struggle with “impossibly high input costs.”

A letter from grower associations follows a slew of recent federal actions taken to address the expense of fertilizers.

In the letter sent to leaders of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary, corn growers said recent events, like the closure of the Strait of Hormuz …

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