U.S. Sen, Amy Klobuchar joined Senate colleagues John Thune, and Roger Marshall in introducing bipartisan bills to address high fertilizer costs in the wake of the war in Iran, tariff threats on fertilizer imports and fertilizer market consolidation.

“At a time when rising fertilizer costs and low commodity prices are continuing to erode farmers’ profitability, we should be increasing price transparency for farmers in the current market and increasing domestic fertilizer production and storage here at home,” Sen. Klobuchar said. “These bipartisan bills will help stabilize fertilizer pricing, reduce supply chain disruptions, and ensure farmers can access affordable fertilizer to keep feeding and fueling the world.”

In 2025 and 2026, high input costs and low commodity prices created significant economic challenges for farmers. As farmers prepare for the spring planting season, a sharp spike in fertilizer prices has created supply challenges and left producers in a financial bind. Since the end of February, fertilizer components like urea have risen in price by 25 percent. Ammonia, phosphate, sulfur, and potassium have also risen sharply.

The Fertilizer Transparency Act (Thune-Klobuchar) will create a mandatory price reporting system to offer market participants of all sizes with comparable levels of market information on fertilizer components. This bill is also cosponsored by Senators Grassley and Baldwin.

“South Dakota’s producers have been facing some pretty fierce economic headwinds over the past few years,” said Thune. “Higher prices for fertilizer – and the uncertainty surrounding costs – have only strained their budgets even further. This legislation would empower producers with better information about fertilizer pricing so they can make cost-effective choices when it comes to purchasing key inputs for their crops.”

The Homegrown Fertilizer Act (Klobuchar-Marshall) will create a grant and loan program to expand the domestic fertilizer production and improve fertilizer storage capacity.

MSGA President Darin Johnson said the legislation is a welcome first step in an unfolding crisis in farm country.

“As we prepare to plant our 2026 crop, Minnesota soybean farmers are in dire economic need of more transparency in the marketplace,” Johnson said. “dAs we continue to see, our global supply chain system is very fragile and vulnerable to geopolitical instability. With no relief in sight to high input costs facing our farmers, we support any policies that will help generate more domestic production of fertilizer to ease our dependence on global markets, and we commend Sen. Klobuchar for her leadership in introducing this bipartisan legislation.”