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Peter Welch: “Our farmers get most of their fertilizer from Canada. 25%…”

Featuring: Peter Welch, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Vermont

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Probably $25,000 in Vermont for a house. The third thing I want to talk about is very concretely in Vermont. This is devastating for us in Vermont, you know, Our farmers get most of their fertilizer from Canada. 25% increase. And our farmers are on the margin. They are operating on such a thin margin that a 25% increase raises the existential question of whether they stay in business. (05:45–05:50)

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