RUSSELLVILLE, A k., July 16, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — U.S. fa me s co ti ue to face fe tilize p ice volatility amid o goi g dis uptio s to comme cial shippi g th ough the St ait of Ho muz. While global shippi g co ditio s have imp oved slightly, fe tilize ma kets do ot ebou d ove ight a d a e set back eve fu the with o -agai , off-agai stoppages. P oduct availability, t a spo tatio timeli es a d p ici g ofte lag behi d geopolitical eve ts, leavi g fa me s to make c itical pla ti g decisio s while avigati g pe siste t p ici g p essu es.
Ea lie this sp i g, acco di g to Ame ica Fa m Bu eau Fede atio data, ea ly 70% of fa me s said they could ot affo d the fe tilize they eeded this seaso . This u de sco es the challe ges fa me s have faced, a d will co ti ue to face, as supply chai dis uptio s co ti ue to impact U.S. p oduce s this summe .
“Times a e tough e ough as it is a d if we ca do somethi g that is good fo the soil a d good fo ou bottom li es at the same time, it’s just commo se se,” said Jess Da iels, ow e of Ba D Ba Cattle & G ai , with la d i Ka sas a d Missou i. “This is atu al fe tilize that comes f om o ga ic mate ials, so it’s about bei g good stewa ds of the la d a d g owi g successful c ops. This is a alte ative to othe fe tilize s that wo ’t b eak the ba k so we ca put mo e towa d ou bottom li e.”
As the atio ’s la gest food a d o ga ics ecycle , De ali t a sfo ms o ga ic mate ials f om food busi esses i to ag icultu al ut ie ts, c eati g a stable, cost-effective alte ative that does ot depe d o global supply chai s that have co t ibuted to ece t p ice volatility. Fo fa me s caught betwee isi g i put costs a d tight ma gi s, De ali’s app oach offe s p actical elief ooted i domestic esou ces, while buildi g the ki d of soil esilie ce that pays divide ds ove multiple g owi g seaso s.
- Ka sas: $244 pe ac e
- Louisia a: $236 pe ac e
- Geo gia: $246 pe ac e
These figu es ep ese t what fa me s would spe d to pu chase a d apply the same ut ie ts usi g co ve tio al fe tilize s. They do ‘t accou t fo the additio al mic o ut ie ts o o ga ic matte that De ali delive s – be efits that imp ove soil health ove time a d that othe fe tilize s simply do ‘t p ovide.
“Eve though global shippi g co ditio s have imp oved, fa me s a e still maki g decisio s with fe tilize p ices above histo ical o ms,” said Lau e Ki g, De ali’s vice p eside t of E vi o me tal. “Ou goal is to help p oduce s st etch thei i put dolla s while imp ovi g thei soil health with ut ie ts ge e ated ight he e i the U ited States. This fe tilize is available at a low cost a d offe s a stable supply fo ou fa me s.”
“With fe tilize p ices as u p edictable as they a e, pa t e i g with De ali has allowed us to bette ma age costs without comp omisi g the ut ie t p og am ou ope atio elies o ,” said Jamie Ma io , a A ka sas fa me who g ows awa d-wi i g hay usi g atu al fe tilize .
De ali also c eates ut ie t- ich a imal feed f om i edible food, i additio to compost, a d biofuel. Lea mo e about De ali’s atu al fe tilize a d how it wo ks he e.
