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Maria Cantwell: “Four companies control 61% of nitrogen, 75% of phosphate…”

Featuring: Maria Cantwell, Democratic | U.S. Senate from Washington

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Maria Cantwell Skewers Republicans Over Rising Costs, Says They 'Don't Want To Police The Markets'

Published | Video Starts at 03:10

… having a monopoly, if you don't do anything to talk about the options to open in markets, the cost of tariffs. One of the largest input for farmers is fertilizer. Four companies control 61% of nitrogen, 75% of phosphate, 82% of potash markets. meaning just four companies dominate the US fertilizer supply market. Wheat growers from my state have told me they faced an estimated excess of 40 to 100 million dollars annually from these fertilizer prices. (03:10–03:19)

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