For Immediate Release CONTACT: C. Robert Taylor (334) 844-1957 Mike Callicrate (785) 332-8218 October 9, 2012 Lincoln, NE – During the past five years, profit margins by the dominant fertilizer corporations have soared as high as 60 percent even while corporate reports showed substantial excess production capacity, blatant signs of price-fixing and collusive behavior, according to alarms raised by the Organization for Competitive Markets. Despite the red flags, the Federal Trade Commission, the government body charged with insuring Read More …
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Forget Oil, Worry About Phosphorus
“The following was authored by C. Robert Taylor, Alfa Eminent Scholar and Professor of Agricultural Economics at Auburn University and OCM Senior Economic Fellow and published in the Daily Yonder.” (all charts, graphs and illustrations can be found in the Newsletter archives, October 2010 edition) The world’s agriculture depends on a mineral that is declining in production and is controlled by a cartel of companies. Troubling, ain’t it? Modern farming methods depend increasingly on fossil fuels and major Read More …
OCM Fertilizer Talk
ocmfertilizertalk2010 At OCM’s annual meeting in August 2010, C. Robert Taylor of Auburn University addressed the audience concerning Fertilizer cartels, and the potential market power and sustainability issues such organizations could create. Download Taylor’s presentation above.