A U.S. probe into fertilizer giants could ripple through Canada

Outcry from farmers and consumers led the U.S. administration to ease tariffs on some farm goods in November, and the newly imposed Section 122 tariffs — introduced after the Supreme Court rejected Trump’s tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act — exempt most fertilizers. Still, prices remain high. In January, potash prices were up 11 per cent year over year, and UAN28, a liquid nitrogen fertilizer, was up more than 25 per cent. With the planting season looming, the ability to meet these rising costs is a massive concern.