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As Iran pinches the Strait of Hormuz, American farmers are getting squeezed

随着伊朗收紧霍尔木兹海峡,美国农民正受到压力

Lance Lillibridge, an Iowa farmer and former president of the Iowa Corn Growers Association, takes in the sunset in a rural expanse near his farm in Benton County.

Lance Lillibridge, an Iowa farmer and former president of the Iowa Corn Growers Association, takes in the sunset in a rural expanse near his farm in Benton County.

2026-03-12  1427  晦涩
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In 2021, his price for a ton of anhydrous ammonia, which he uses to shoot nitrogen into the soil, was $492. The price of corn at the same time was around $4.50 a bushel, according to his records. By January 2025, the price of corn he commands remained about the same. But anhydrous ammonia jumped to $745 a ton.

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