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The U.S. Federal Government is investigating the fertilizer oligopoly

TAKE ACTION: SAVE FAMILY FARMS

Family farm income has fallen 31%. Farm bankruptcies have doubled. Share your story to help save family farms.

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Returned to fertilizer shareholders in five years
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Drop in family farm income over the same period
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Farm bankruptcy rates doubled
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U.S. farms lost in the last four years
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★ FAMILY FARMERS FEEDING US

Farmers finally have a chance to fight back.

For too long, family farmers have been squeezed by a fertilizer market dominated by a handful of powerful companies, forcing hard-working Americans to shoulder rising costs that threaten generations of sacrifice. Now, farmers have a chance to fight back.

Thanks to pressure from farmers fighting back, in May the Federal Trade Commission launched an investigation into the fertilizer oligopoly, creating a critical opportunity for individuals to share their experiences and submit evidence of market disruptions. Every story and every submission is submitted safely and helps build the case to save the backbone of America: family farms.

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THE FACTS

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What is an oligopoly?

"The market condition that exists when there are few sellers, as a result of which they can greatly influence price and other market factors."

Shareholder payouts up. Family farms going under.

Cumulative shareholder returns by major fertilizer companies vs. U.S. Chapter 12 farm bankruptcy filings

Shareholder payouts (cumulative, $B) Farm bankruptcy filings (indexed)

Sources: Farm Policy News; American Farm Bureau; Nutrien 40-F filings; CF Industries 8-K; OCI Global Investor Relations; AFBF Chapter 12 data; USDA NASS Farms & Land in Farms; USDA ERS Farm Labor

Chapter 12 farm bankruptcies, year over year

Arkansas
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+100% — most in the state in the 21st century
Georgia
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+145% year over year
Iowa
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+220% year over year
Midwest
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Total filings (led all regions)
Southeast
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Total filings (second highest)

839 farms filed for bankruptcy in the last four years — and that's just the ones who made it to court. The U.S. lost 35,000 farms in that same period.

★ Submit Your Evidence

EVERY STORY
BUILDS THE CASE.

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SUBMIT YOUR EVIDENCE

If you have been impacted by predatory market tactics, this is your moment to take a stand. The Federal Trade Commission is actively gathering testimony from agricultural producers and retailers regarding firsthand accounts of monopolistic or anti‑competitive conduct.

Answer a few plain-language questions. We'll draft your email to the FTC. You review it and send it from your own inbox. It takes about 3 minutes.

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What have you experienced?

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