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The US fertilizer industry entered spring with steady but cautious demand after the TFI annual meeting in mid-February. Participants discussed a projected US urea import deficit of 700,000 to 1 million tons.
Farmers are watching spending closely, though the strong fall refill left retail and grower inventories comfortable.
A projected US urea import shortfall with thin spring supply points to firmer nitrogen prices once buying resumes, raising input costs for US livestock and feed producers.
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