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Chart showing the United States is 92 per cent reliant on imported potash and that Canada supplies 79 per cent of those imports.

American farms run on Canadian potash. In November it was made a critical mineral.

by Editor | Aug 7, 2026 | Food and Fertilizer

The United States is 92 percent reliant on imported potash and Canada supplies 79 percent of those imports. Potash was added to the US critical minerals list on 7 November 2025, and is not among the first reference prices.

Chart showing US$498.7 million in UN aid reported for Yemen in 2026 against zero dollars recorded against the agriculture line.

The UN aid ledger for Yemen has a line for agriculture. It reads zero.

by Editor | Aug 7, 2026 | Food and Fertilizer

The UN Financial Tracking Service records US$498,650,826 reported for Yemen so far this year. Food Security has US$94,837,390 of it. Agriculture has nothing at all, and the hunger assessment behind those figures no longer covers roughly two thirds of Yemenis.

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