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A comment on USDA Projects Smallest US Wheat Harvest Since 1972 Due to Plains Drought. Parent comment

Re:USDA Projects Smallest US Wheat Harvest Since 1972 Due to... by fullstop on Thursday May 14, 2026 @10:01AM (#48135531)
The US produces most of their own nitrogen, but the same is not true of potash.
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Re:USDA Projects Smallest US Wheat Harvest Since 1972 Due to... by mythrwy on Thursday May 14, 2026 @11:40AM (#48137050)
The US does have potash mines for example around Carlsbad New Mexico. But these cover only a percentage of domestic need. Perhaps they could be scaled up not sure.
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Re:USDA Projects Smallest US Wheat Harvest Since 1972 Due to... by jandrewrogers on Thursday May 14, 2026 @11:45AM (#48137121)
Also famously near Moab, Utah.
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Re:USDA Projects Smallest US Wheat Harvest Since 1972 Due to... by AnimalMuppet on Thursday May 14, 2026 @10:45PM (#48143957)
Isn't the stuff west of Green River, Wyoming also potash?
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