Understanding Fertilizer Price Risk

Phil Kenkel ( 2008 )

Summary

Producers have not historically ranked fertilizer price as one of their major risk factors. However, as the recent volatility in fertilizer markets demonstrate, changes in fertilizer prices can be a substantial risk factor. Fertilizer accounts for roughly a third of all operating costs for many crops in the Southern Plains

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Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service

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Oklahoma State University

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