Washington, March 31 -- Congresswoman McClain Delaney issued the following press release:
This week, Rep. April McClain Delaney-Maryland's only member of the House Agriculture Committee-joined 17 fellow Democratic Members of the Committee in urging the U.S. Department of Agriculture to take immediate action to stabilize fertilizer prices. These disruptions stem from President Trump's war with Iran and the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz.
In a letter to Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins, the lawmakers detail how blocked shipments of key fertilizer ingredients - including urea and ammonia - along with port backlogs and shutdowns at regional production facilities, are driving up costs for American farmers just as planting sea...