Massive fire rips through North Carolina fertilizer plant, thousands asked to evacuate over explosion fears
This is not a coincidence -- this is the war on food production. We are already low on #fertilizer.
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North Carolina officials are asking thousands living within a one-mile radius of a raging fire at a fertilizer plant in the city of Winston-Salem to evacuate Tuesday amid fears of a large explosion.
The fire started Monday night at Weaver Fertilizer Plant on North Cherry Street, and the City of Winston-Salem officials have confirmed small explosions at the plant.
Winston-Salem firefighters fought the blaze for about two hours before the fire "began affecting a rail car" and at that point "became an explosive hazard," prompting concerns of an explosion of ammonium nitrate, Battalion Chief Patrick Grubbs, a 15-year veteran of the Winston-Salem Fire Department, said in the latest on-camera update provided to reporters at the scene at about 4:30 a.m. Tuesday.
Mayo said Monday evening that fire crews "abandoned" the fire-fighting operation because of the large volume of ammonium nitrate on site.
#Fire
https://www.rt.com/news/547950-fertilizer-plant-fire-north-carolina/
This is not a coincidence -- this is the war on food production. We are already low on #fertilizer.
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North Carolina officials are asking thousands living within a one-mile radius of a raging fire at a fertilizer plant in the city of Winston-Salem to evacuate Tuesday amid fears of a large explosion.
The fire started Monday night at Weaver Fertilizer Plant on North Cherry Street, and the City of Winston-Salem officials have confirmed small explosions at the plant.
Winston-Salem firefighters fought the blaze for about two hours before the fire "began affecting a rail car" and at that point "became an explosive hazard," prompting concerns of an explosion of ammonium nitrate, Battalion Chief Patrick Grubbs, a 15-year veteran of the Winston-Salem Fire Department, said in the latest on-camera update provided to reporters at the scene at about 4:30 a.m. Tuesday.
Mayo said Monday evening that fire crews "abandoned" the fire-fighting operation because of the large volume of ammonium nitrate on site.
#Fire
https://www.rt.com/news/547950-fertilizer-plant-fire-north-carolina/
RT
Blaze rips through plant storing 100s of tons of explosives (VIDEOS)
A fire at the Weaver Fertilizer Plant in Winston-Salem prompted the evacuation of thousands of residents due to the threat of explosion
Russia stops the export of ammonium nitrate
With world fertilizer supply running short, nations are taking steps to hold on to whatever they can to ensure their domestic food production will be unaffected this season.
(Meanwhile fert factories in the US are being burned down...)
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“From February 2, a two-month ban on the export of ammonium nitrate comes into force. The corresponding government decree has been signed,” its statement told.
“This is a temporary measure, the remaining volume can be exported from April 2, when Russian enterprises will receive ammonium nitrate in the required volume, and the demand for it in the domestic market will peak,” said First Deputy Prime Minister Andrey Belousov.
#fertilizer
https://www.fertilizerdaily.com/20220202-russia-stops-the-export-of-ammonium-nitrate/
With world fertilizer supply running short, nations are taking steps to hold on to whatever they can to ensure their domestic food production will be unaffected this season.
(Meanwhile fert factories in the US are being burned down...)
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“From February 2, a two-month ban on the export of ammonium nitrate comes into force. The corresponding government decree has been signed,” its statement told.
“This is a temporary measure, the remaining volume can be exported from April 2, when Russian enterprises will receive ammonium nitrate in the required volume, and the demand for it in the domestic market will peak,” said First Deputy Prime Minister Andrey Belousov.
#fertilizer
https://www.fertilizerdaily.com/20220202-russia-stops-the-export-of-ammonium-nitrate/
Fertilizer Daily
Russia stops the export of ammonium nitrate – Fertilizer Daily
Domestic farmers will receive the necessary volumes.
Really not good: further degradation of #fertilizer supply chain:
Lithuanian Railways has already received an official notification from Belarus that oil products belonging to Poland’s ORLEN Lietuva and fertilizers from Lithuanian company Achema will no longer be able to be transported through Belarus to consumers in Ukraine.
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Belarus since Monday, in response to the blocking of the transit of potash fertiliser through the Baltic port of Klaipėda, has blocked trains with Lithuanian petroleum products and fertilizers, especially those going to Ukraine. For several days now, economists and policymakers in the Lithuanian capital of Vilnius have been counting possible economic losses due to their transit war with Belarus. The current crisis in the relations between Minsk and Vilnius was instigated by Lithuania’s ruling coalition, particularly Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė and Foreign Minister Gabriel Landsbergis.
#Fertilizer #Ukraine #Belarus
https://southfront.org/lithuania-goes-from-bad-to-worse-as-belarus-closes-vital-economic-railway-artery/
Lithuanian Railways has already received an official notification from Belarus that oil products belonging to Poland’s ORLEN Lietuva and fertilizers from Lithuanian company Achema will no longer be able to be transported through Belarus to consumers in Ukraine.
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Belarus since Monday, in response to the blocking of the transit of potash fertiliser through the Baltic port of Klaipėda, has blocked trains with Lithuanian petroleum products and fertilizers, especially those going to Ukraine. For several days now, economists and policymakers in the Lithuanian capital of Vilnius have been counting possible economic losses due to their transit war with Belarus. The current crisis in the relations between Minsk and Vilnius was instigated by Lithuania’s ruling coalition, particularly Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė and Foreign Minister Gabriel Landsbergis.
#Fertilizer #Ukraine #Belarus
https://southfront.org/lithuania-goes-from-bad-to-worse-as-belarus-closes-vital-economic-railway-artery/
South Front
Lithuania Goes From Bad To Worse As Belarus Closes Vital Economic Railway Artery
Economic situation in Lithuania is being strongly affected by tensions with China and Belarus. Written by Paul Antonopoulos, independent geopolitical...
Another fire at a fertilizer plant, Yakima, WA, USA destroys 1.75 million pounds of mixed components for fertilizers - how many fertilizer facitilies have burned down just this year now? (As fertilizer shipments from Russia stop?)
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Fire rages at fertilizer facility, forces evacuations in Sunnyside
Although a chemical fire in Sunnyside quickly consumed an industrial building and emitted sulfur-laden smoke throughout the afternoon and evening, Monday’s blaze was caught early enough to avoid injuries and could have been much worse, officials said.
A smoldering pile of sulfur quickly became a raging chemical fire just after 1 p.m. Monday at Nutrien Ag Solutions, 1101 Midvale Road, Sunnyside Fire Chief Ken Anderson said.
The fire destroyed one storage building on the southeast corner of the fertilizer storage facility in the Port of Sunnyside and damaged others, but adjacent Nutrien buildings and storage tanks containing hazardous chemicals were spared, Anderson said Monday evening.
The storage building contained 1.75 million pounds of mixed components for fertilizers, but there were more dangerous chemicals in adjacent buildings and tanks, and firefighters prevented the blaze from spreading to them, Anderson added.
“It was caught early on — it could have been much worse,” he added.
#Fertilizer #Fire
https://www.yakimaherald.com/news/local/no-one-hurt-as-fire-rages-at-fertilizer-facility-forces-evacuations-in-sunnyside/article_7ba76165-fa09-5277-a7e7-a39fed1aa43e.html
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Fire rages at fertilizer facility, forces evacuations in Sunnyside
Although a chemical fire in Sunnyside quickly consumed an industrial building and emitted sulfur-laden smoke throughout the afternoon and evening, Monday’s blaze was caught early enough to avoid injuries and could have been much worse, officials said.
A smoldering pile of sulfur quickly became a raging chemical fire just after 1 p.m. Monday at Nutrien Ag Solutions, 1101 Midvale Road, Sunnyside Fire Chief Ken Anderson said.
The fire destroyed one storage building on the southeast corner of the fertilizer storage facility in the Port of Sunnyside and damaged others, but adjacent Nutrien buildings and storage tanks containing hazardous chemicals were spared, Anderson said Monday evening.
The storage building contained 1.75 million pounds of mixed components for fertilizers, but there were more dangerous chemicals in adjacent buildings and tanks, and firefighters prevented the blaze from spreading to them, Anderson added.
“It was caught early on — it could have been much worse,” he added.
#Fertilizer #Fire
https://www.yakimaherald.com/news/local/no-one-hurt-as-fire-rages-at-fertilizer-facility-forces-evacuations-in-sunnyside/article_7ba76165-fa09-5277-a7e7-a39fed1aa43e.html
Yakima Herald-Republic
No one hurt as fire rages at fertilizer facility, forces evacuations in Sunnyside
No injuries were reported in a chemical fire at Nutrien Ag Solutions in Sunnyside on Monday. The blaze at the fertilizer plant could have been much worse, officials said.
Fertilizer prices spike 43% to fresh record high as supplies tighten. Rising costs of farm inputs will continue to send food prices soaring.
#fertilizer #FoodPrices
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-03-28/fertilizer-price-surges-43-to-fresh-record-as-supplies-tighten
#fertilizer #FoodPrices
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-03-28/fertilizer-price-surges-43-to-fresh-record-as-supplies-tighten
Bloomberg.com
Fertilizer Price Surges 43% to Fresh Record as Supplies Tighten
Fertilizer prices continue to spike to records as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine puts a massive portion of the world’s fertilizer supply at risk, adding to concerns over soaring global food inflation.
China unveils limits on phosphate (fertilizer) exports:
“The quotas, set well below year-ago export levels, would expand China’s intervention in the market to keep a lid on domestic prices and protect food security while global fertiliser prices are hovering near record highs.”
#fertilizer #China
https://www.reuters.com/article/china-fertilizers-quotas-idUKL4N2YH2CP
“The quotas, set well below year-ago export levels, would expand China’s intervention in the market to keep a lid on domestic prices and protect food security while global fertiliser prices are hovering near record highs.”
#fertilizer #China
https://www.reuters.com/article/china-fertilizers-quotas-idUKL4N2YH2CP
Reuters
China issues phosphate quotas to rein in fertiliser exports - analysts
China is rolling out a quota system to limit exports of phosphates, a key fertiliser ingredient, in the second half of this year, analysts said, citing information from the country's major phosphate producers.
It is noteworthy that Trudeau moves on the fertilizer reduction policy even as Dutch farmers are in the news worldwide protesting THAT VERY POLICY.
They WANT the reaction…
“Canada will be a third world country within a year…”
#fertilizer #canada
They WANT the reaction…
“Canada will be a third world country within a year…”
#fertilizer #canada
Polish fertilizer plant shuts down due to natural gas prices. There won’t be fertilizer available for many farmers next year…the controlled demolition of our food supply continues apace!
#AbsoluteZero #EnergyCrisis #fertilizer #poland
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-08-23/azoty-of-poland-halts-fertilizer-production-on-record-gas-prices
#AbsoluteZero #EnergyCrisis #fertilizer #poland
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-08-23/azoty-of-poland-halts-fertilizer-production-on-record-gas-prices
Bloomberg.com
Azoty Shares Fall as Fertilizer Output Halts on Gas Prices
Shares of Grupa Azoty SA tumbled after Poland’s biggest chemicals company halted production of nitrogen fertilizers and trimmed output of ammonia because of record gas prices.
Majority of fertilizer plants remain offline in Europe — and no sign of relief for gas prices.
#EnergyCrisis #EU #Fertilizer
#EnergyCrisis #EU #Fertilizer
Among the industrial production shutting down across Europe: everything needed to grow food.
See this map for a sense of how widespread - and drastic - the shutdowns of fertilizer production.
What has been put in motion cannot now he stopped - Famine ahead. Prepare.
#eu #fertilizer
See this map for a sense of how widespread - and drastic - the shutdowns of fertilizer production.
What has been put in motion cannot now he stopped - Famine ahead. Prepare.
#eu #fertilizer
It is a global situation—not just Europe:
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UN Food Official Warns Fertilizer Affordability Crisis Could Slash Global Grain Production By 40%
Global fertilizer shortages threaten to starve a planet as prices are too high for some farmers ahead of the next planting season.
That's the view of Maximo Torero, chief economist from the Food & Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations (UN), who told Bloomberg TV that elevated fertilizer prices could decrease global grain production by upwards of 40% in the next planting season.
#fertilizer #FoodShortages
https://www.zerohedge.com/commodities/un-food-official-warns-fertilizer-affordability-crisis-could-slash-global-grain
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UN Food Official Warns Fertilizer Affordability Crisis Could Slash Global Grain Production By 40%
Global fertilizer shortages threaten to starve a planet as prices are too high for some farmers ahead of the next planting season.
That's the view of Maximo Torero, chief economist from the Food & Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations (UN), who told Bloomberg TV that elevated fertilizer prices could decrease global grain production by upwards of 40% in the next planting season.
#fertilizer #FoodShortages
https://www.zerohedge.com/commodities/un-food-official-warns-fertilizer-affordability-crisis-could-slash-global-grain
Zerohedge
Zerohedge
ZeroHedge - On a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero
Russia promises to provide FREE fertilizer and increased grain exports to “poor countries” — this has been under- [un-] reported in western media:
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Russia is set to ramp up grain exports, seeking to supply some 30 million tons this year, President Vladimir Putin has announced. The supplies will prioritize less well off and food-insecure nations.
“We believe it to be right to ramp up deliveries to the poorest countries,” Putin said during a meeting of the Security Council on Friday.
“In total, by the end of this year, we will supply some 30 million tons of grain and are ready to increase this volume to 50 million tons or more, because, thank God, we have a good harvest this year,” he added.
Moscow is also ready to supply fertilizers to the poorest nations free of charge, the Russian president said. “Our producers — we’re talking about potash fertilizers – are ready to deliver them free of charge to developing nations that urgently need them,” Putin said, instructing the Russian Foreign Ministry to work on the plan.
#russia #fertilizer
https://www.rt.com/russia/562508-putin-grain-poor-nations/
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Russia is set to ramp up grain exports, seeking to supply some 30 million tons this year, President Vladimir Putin has announced. The supplies will prioritize less well off and food-insecure nations.
“We believe it to be right to ramp up deliveries to the poorest countries,” Putin said during a meeting of the Security Council on Friday.
“In total, by the end of this year, we will supply some 30 million tons of grain and are ready to increase this volume to 50 million tons or more, because, thank God, we have a good harvest this year,” he added.
Moscow is also ready to supply fertilizers to the poorest nations free of charge, the Russian president said. “Our producers — we’re talking about potash fertilizers – are ready to deliver them free of charge to developing nations that urgently need them,” Putin said, instructing the Russian Foreign Ministry to work on the plan.
#russia #fertilizer
https://www.rt.com/russia/562508-putin-grain-poor-nations/
RT
Russia makes grain promise to poorest nations
Russia will ramp up grain deliveries to the poorest nations, exporting some 30 million tons of grain by the end of the year
Hurricane Ian is poised to strike at the nation’s production of phosphate fertilizer, threatening supply as the cost of growing food in the US rises by the most ever.
“Florida is home to Mosaic Co.’s phosphate rock assets, where they mine product, and to facilities where they turn that rock into fertilizers like diammonium phosphate and monoammonium phosphate, commonly known as DAP and MAP.
“Mosaic’s New Wales plant is ‘right in the middle of the damage swath,’ said Chuck Watson, a disaster modeler with Enki Research. It could ‘be out for weeks,’ he said in an email.”
#WarOnFarms #Fertilizer
https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/hurricane-ian-threatens-to-make-food-inflation-worse-as-path-aims-at-fertilizer-hub-1.1824415
“Florida is home to Mosaic Co.’s phosphate rock assets, where they mine product, and to facilities where they turn that rock into fertilizers like diammonium phosphate and monoammonium phosphate, commonly known as DAP and MAP.
“Mosaic’s New Wales plant is ‘right in the middle of the damage swath,’ said Chuck Watson, a disaster modeler with Enki Research. It could ‘be out for weeks,’ he said in an email.”
#WarOnFarms #Fertilizer
https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/hurricane-ian-threatens-to-make-food-inflation-worse-as-path-aims-at-fertilizer-hub-1.1824415
BNN
Hurricane Ian Threatens to Make Food Inflation Worse as Path Aims at Fertilizer Hub
Hurricane Ian is poised to strike at the nation’s production of phosphate fertilizer, threatening supply as the cost of growing food in the US rises by the most ever.
Hurricane Ian's damage to Florida fertilizer plant creates 'concern' about rising food prices
Hurricane Ian forced Florida fertilizer maker Mosaic Co. to halt operations across Polk County for an unspecified amount of time as disaster relief efforts get underway.
The company’s North American phosphate operations make up "approximately 50 percent of North American farmers’ supply of granular phosphate fertilizer, and 12 percent of the global supply" in a given year.
#fertilizer
https://www.foxbusiness.com/economy/hurricane-ian-damage-florida-fertilizer-plant-creates-concern-rising-food-prices
Hurricane Ian forced Florida fertilizer maker Mosaic Co. to halt operations across Polk County for an unspecified amount of time as disaster relief efforts get underway.
The company’s North American phosphate operations make up "approximately 50 percent of North American farmers’ supply of granular phosphate fertilizer, and 12 percent of the global supply" in a given year.
#fertilizer
https://www.foxbusiness.com/economy/hurricane-ian-damage-florida-fertilizer-plant-creates-concern-rising-food-prices
Fox Business
Hurricane Ian's damage to Florida fertilizer plant creates 'concern' about rising food prices
Morning Consult food and beverage analyst Emily Moquin raises 'concern' that Mosaic Co. halting fertilizer production due to Hurricane Ian will raise grocery prices.
Force majeure declarations have begun due to barges stopped in Mississippi River due to low water levels
This affects not just the grains harvest, but fertilizer applications.
A logjam of ships, tugboats and barges due to low water levels on the Mississippi River is threatening to grind trade of grains, fertilizer and other goods to a halt, Bloomberg reports. Ingram Barge Company, the largest U.S. barge operator, declared force majeure in a letter to customers due to “near-historic” low water conditions on the Mississippi River. As of Wednesday afternoon, the Coast Guard said there was a queue of 122 vessels at Stack Island and 15 vessels at Memphis. Due to increased groundings, the number of vessels in tow is being restricted.
#fertilizer
https://www.agweb.com/markets/pro-farmer-analysis/low-water-levels-mississippi-river-threatens-shipments
This affects not just the grains harvest, but fertilizer applications.
A logjam of ships, tugboats and barges due to low water levels on the Mississippi River is threatening to grind trade of grains, fertilizer and other goods to a halt, Bloomberg reports. Ingram Barge Company, the largest U.S. barge operator, declared force majeure in a letter to customers due to “near-historic” low water conditions on the Mississippi River. As of Wednesday afternoon, the Coast Guard said there was a queue of 122 vessels at Stack Island and 15 vessels at Memphis. Due to increased groundings, the number of vessels in tow is being restricted.
#fertilizer
https://www.agweb.com/markets/pro-farmer-analysis/low-water-levels-mississippi-river-threatens-shipments