Why, he asks, shouldn't chemical or fertilizer companies, long on the sidelines of the world's trading pits, easily buy and sell contracts to manage risk, much as farmers do?
Sugarcane doesn't need as much fertilizer, and Brazil is close to the equator, so it soaks up more sunlight.
Ms. Monforton said she didn't think the West Fertilizer Co. facility that exploded Wednesday night in West, Texas, was "going to be on OSHA's radar screen" because it apparently had few employees, despite the fact that it stored highly combustible anhydrous ammonia.
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When it investigated, the state learned that West Fertilizer hadn't applied for the required permits, according to the commission.
Explosives experts said the fertilizer wasn't the right grade and the fireworks weren't powerful enough to set off the intended chain reaction.
Even if some cadmium remains in phosphate, it shouldn't be a major threat to health as long as fertilizer is used in the proper amounts and with good drainage.
They bought a fertilizer business a couple of years ago that didn't tie with any of their existing businesses.
You wouldn't know it, though, from a trip to Advanced Nutrients' fertilizer factory.
Also, some cargo just isn't nice to have in your passenger compartment. (Bags of fertilizer or pieces of greasy machinery come to mind.) The Avalanche's bed is covered in a tough plastic lining, easily hosed out or just left harmlessly filthy.
The fertilizer plant, which was last inspected by OSHA in 1985, wasn't part of an OSHA program launched in 2011 for increased inspections of chemical facilities.
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That explanation doesn't work, since slowly rising demand can be (and has been) met by putting more land and fertilizer to use.
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