Agriculture Secretary Rollins working with White House on skyrocketing fertlizer prices

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said she is communicating daily with the White House about the impact of fertilizer prices on American farms. She said the USDA will be announcing a plan to address the issue soon. 

Nitrogen fertilizer starts out as natural gas, and through the Haber-Bosch process, the gas is converted into ammonia. The ammonia is then made into urea and other nitrogen products. Nearly half of the global exports of urea and 30% of the global exports of ammonia flow through the Strait of Hormuz. 

With Iran blockading the waterway, fertilizer prices have risen dramatically since the start of the conflict. 

The communications, Rollins said, include other federal agencies and the heads of major fertilizer companies, Reuters reported. 

She said the USDA would be making announcements soon concerning long- and short-term strategies to bring prices down.