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fertilizer

[fur-tl-ahy-zer] / ˈfɜr tlˌaɪ zər /


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It is currently restricting some key fertilizer exports.

From MarketWatch Aug. 1, 2026

Roughly 20% of the world’s oil supply moved through the strait before the war, as well as much of its aluminum, fertilizer and other raw materials.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 1, 2026

Yuntianhua may be the one Chinese company that connects Washington’s worries about China’s role in agriculture with the Hormuz fertilizer squeeze.

From MarketWatch Aug. 1, 2026

The disputed Strait of Hormuz is a key waterway for transporting fertilizer and other key commodities, in addition to oil.

From MarketWatch Jul. 24, 2026

“I mean—the fertilizer in the mail slot. It was supposed to be dinosaur poop.”

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman

Certain energy products and fertilizers will also be exempt, alongside products covered by the US-Mexico-Canada free trade pact, a US official told reporters.

From Barron's Jul. 24, 2026

Heavy metal pollution is common around industrial sites, mining regions, cities, and towns, but contaminants can also spread into rural landscapes through the air, sewage sludge, fertilizers, and other agricultural products.

From Science Daily Jul. 7, 2026

They were looking for a steady source of raw milk at a time when consumers were waking up to the risks of food contaminated by additives, fertilizers and pesticides.

From Salon Jun. 22, 2026

But unlike nitrogen fertilizers, which have to be applied with every planting, phosphates foster longer-term soil health.

From Barron's Jun. 18, 2026

For a time, I attempted to grow peanuts, and used different soils and fertilizers, but finally I gave up.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela




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