March 11, 2026· 31 min

War in Iran Is Creating a Fertilizer Crisis Like Never Before

Orality

Model

80%

Oral Indicators

Agonistic21%

completely, totally, clearly

Engagement66%

you'll, you, your

Memory Aids100%

see, right, now

Repetition100%

urea (51x), about (50x), know (50x)

Parallelism79%

But by embedding AI across HR,..., And they've also integrated AI..., So let's say you're interested...

Sound Patterns53%

35 question(s), alliteration: "tend to", alliteration: "trying to"

Formulaic Phrases6%

you know what, i mean

Literate Indicators

Hedging12%

could, may, perhaps

Passive Voice8%

is designed, is called, is used

Abstract Nouns18%

business, information, payment

Subordination9%

since, because, however

Sentence Length36%

Avg: 14.1 words/sentence

Word Complexity48%

business, overly, complicated

Academic Markers0%

Impersonal Style34%

438 personal pronouns found

Descriptive Style85%

overly, automatically, actually

Description

We all know that the war with Iran has sent oil prices spiking. But it’s also pushing up the cost of all sorts of chemicals, including fertilizers like urea, ammonia and other nitrogen products that are essential for food production. This is all happening at the worst possible time — just before the spring planting season, when fertilizer is most needed. And while farmers have seen higher spot prices for things like urea before, notably back in 2022, there are already signs that this crisis might be worse. So how is fertilizer actually made? And what do higher fertilizer costs mean for farmers and for food prices? On this episode we speak with Alexis Maxwell, senior analyst on Bloomberg Intelligence's agriculture team. Subscribe to the Odd Lots Newsletter Join the conversation: discord.gg/oddlots See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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