Illinois Fertilizer & Chemical Association
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Pesticide Supply Outlook

Ohio farmer Keith Peters' herbicide bill is more than double what he paid last year. Oklahoma farmer Zack Rendel is eyeing Liberty (glufosinate) price quotes almost five-fold what he paid last winter for the same chemistry.
 
Iowa farmer Jay Magnussen, who also works as an agronomist and purchasing manager for Archer Co-op, has been allocated only 20% of the glufosinate he ordered for the co-op, at more than double the wholesale price he paid last year. Glyphosate is in slightly better supply, but with prices around $60 per gallon, he has customers cutting back on its use.
 
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