According to the International Fertilizer Development Center, exceedingly high fertilizer prices could result in a reduction of agricultural output in Africa alone “equivalent to the food needs of 100 million people”.
And this crisis is going to affect the United States too. The following comes from a recent piece authored by U.S. Senator Roger Marshall…
It’s no secret farmers are faced with a fertilizer crisis. Prices for phosphorus-based and potassium-based (potash) fertilizers have more than doubled in Kansas while Nitrogen-based fertilizers have more than quadrupled. Fertilizer is vital to feeding not only the country, but the world. It contains essential nutrients for plant life, and without it, American agricultural yields will quickly suffer as well as food prices in local grocery stores.
High prices for fertilizer are going to make it impossible for many U.S. farmers to profitably plant crops this year.
That means that a lot less food is going to be grown.
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Hey this is an opportunity for Cape Charles. Enter the Poop Plant, a ready source of fertilizer. And the good news is there is an endless supply. Why sell this liquid gold mine? Once again the Town Council has shown their inability to think out of the box!