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Brooke Rollins: “The Strait of Hormuz, obviously the Iranian conflict…”

Featuring: Brooke Rollins, Republican | United States Secretary of Agriculture | National

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Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins: China, Food Security & the Future of American Farming

Published | Video Starts at 04:44

Because if the status quo is to continue, we will no longer have a country within a matter of a generation or two. The fertilizer issue is an interesting one. The Strait of Hormuz, obviously the Iranian conflict certainly caused some disruption in fertilizer. And our farmers once again are seeing a 30 to 40% increase. But that was on top of a 50 to 60 to 70% increase in the Biden years for a lot of reasons. (04:44–04:51)

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Asserts that the Iranian conflict and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz caused disruptions in fertilizer supply.

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