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FARM & RANCH
THE NORTH PLATTE TELEGRAPH
NOVEMBER 2021
Anhydrous supplies tight this fall
Pressure is off gas after dry harvest
phosphates from those countries in response to aid those nations gave to phosphate produc- ers in their countries. Those tariffs raised the price of phosphates in the United States. For next spring, Holm said chemical prod- ucts could be the larger challenge, thanks to logistical issues on imports. He advises farmers to talk to their fertilizer and chemical suppliers sooner rath- er than later to line up product supplies for spring.
done with anhydrous. But the hurricane season did lead to riv- er disruptions which slowed shipments of dry fertilizer to the Midwest, Holm said. An additional fertil- izer issue is the trade ruling last spring re- garding phosphates. The Mosaic Company had a trade dispute with companies from Russia and Morocco which it took to the U.S. International Trade Commission. In March that organiza- tion approved tariffs on
pile grain outside. But with fewer drying is- sues that shouldn’t be a serious problem, he said. A second logistical question that is raised during many harvest seasons is the supply and application of an- hydrous fertilizer to fields. Until recent- ly the soil was not yet cool enough for safe an- hydrous application. That has changed in the past week or two, but a sudden wet spell could potentially complicate anhydrous applications. More of an issue for farmers is the fact that anhydrous prices have shot up this fall. Prices have tripled in many areas, Holm said. Supplies are tight and few suppliers have any extra anhydrous on hand. Dry fertilizer has been less of a problem because dealers can stockpile and store it more easily than can be
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The good news from a logistical standpoint during this fall’s har- vest is that most of the grain coming out of the field is relatively dry. That means lower dry- ing costs for farmers and fewer issues related to drying capacity. “That takes the pres- sure off of LP (gas),” said Dave Holm, ex- ecutive director of the Iowa Institute for Cooperatives. “If we had had a wet harvest, that would have been an issue this year.” Logistically, Holm said the harvest is coming in larger than was expected and that means some grain han- dlers are beginning to
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