3 chapters across the catalog
Fertilizer Shortages, Union Pacific Rail Restrictions
Union Pacific Railroad has ordered CF Industries to reduce its fertilizer shipments by 20% to clear rail congestion. This restriction impacts the delivery of nitrogen fertilizers, including urea and ammonium nitrate, to key agricultural states during the spring planting season, raising concerns about crop yields.
A California brewery owner reports a 300% increase in CO2 prices, a byproduct of oil refining and natural gas processing. High natural gas prices have forced manufacturers like CF Industries in the UK to suspend operations, further straining the supply of hydrogen and nitrogen products.
The UK is facing a severe shortage of CO2, a key product for the food and beverage industry, after CF Industries ceased production due to high natural gas prices. The hosts find it ironic that there is a shortage of the gas the government is trying to eliminate from the atmosphere. They mock the logic of "carbon neutral" beverages that pull CO2 from the air only to release it again.
