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Podcast: People In The Know
Episode: Fertilizer Politics - High Prices - Short Supply
Description: This is Breaking News (intense music)
I am curious about the politics of Phosphate Shortages and price that is THREE TIMES HIGHER THAN LAST YEAR. I talk to Kevin Kimm, an Iowan who works for OCP North America. He represents a Moroccan based fertilizer producer. He answers several questions but you have to read between the lines to get the dynamics of why some North American companies are exporting fertilizer while the U.S. government is imposing import duties on products coming in from foreign producers. If you want to get involved, there is a call to arms...