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Completed

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October 15, 2026 at 06:17 PM

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October 15, 2026 at 06:17 PM

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1 minute

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Jones Act Waiver Expires Nov 15 What It Means for Fertilizer

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  "transcript": "Fertilizer prices are up, and one thing that could ease the cost of moving it is a 1920 shipping law that's been suspended since March. I'm brand leader Margy Eckelkamp. Industry figures say phosphate is up about 9% since just before the suspension began, and one fertilizer manufacturer says about 20% of its product price is coming from logistics cost. The law is the Jones Act. It says cargo moving by water between two US ports has to travel on a ship that is US-built, American-owned, and mostly American-crewed. For fertilizer, that means something like phosphate moving from Tampa to the Mississippi Gulf and then upriver. Since March 17th, foreign ships have been free to carry it. Colin Grabow at the Cato Institute says a dozen fertilizer voyages have run since on tankers and dry bulk ships the US fleet doesn't have. A Mosaic official says shipping phosphate rock from Peru costs almost half as much as shipping it from Florida. So, is this the fix? StoneX's Josh Linville says, not on its own. In his words, it probably oils the gears a little bit, but it's far from solving what's at the base of the problem. For nitrogen and phosphate, he says, that's the Strait of Hormuz. The waiver expires November 15th. Cato Institute's Grabow says shippers can't plan when they don't know if it will be renewed, and no one knows which way it goes. The full story is available at thedailyscoop.com.",
  "description": "With fertilizer prices elevated, farmers are looking for relief wherever they can find it. The question is whether suspending the Jones Act is a key piece of the puzzle.\n\nRead more: tinyurl.com/y7tanbc2",
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