Drop in fertilizer prices too late for Arkansas farmers
Urea prices, which spiked with the shuttering of the Strait of Hormuz, are on the decline, but that break comes too late for some farmers
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Stateline: Inflation spiked to 4.2%, a three-year high, in May
The higher year-over-year inflation rate was expected, but at more than double the Federal Reserve’s target rate of 2%, the new numbers dimmed hopes for a cut in the interest rate
Arkansas net farm income forecast to drop
Weighed down by low commodity prices, heavy fuel and fertilizer outlays and the costs of war, disease and weather, Arkansas’ net farm income is expected to fall for the fourth straight year, with farmers enduring on government support
States Newsroom: Gas prices jump again as Trump turns to new plan for Strait of Hormuz
Americans saw prices at the pump sharply rise in recent days as the nationwide average cost for a gallon of regular gas shot up 38 cents over the past week
Gas prices soar by 21% as government inflation figures reflect Trump’s war on Iran
Spikes in energy prices caused by the U.S.-Israeli war in Iran drove up inflation for Americans in March, according to the latest consumer price index figures released Friday
Arkansas Advocate: Where Arkansas’ U.S. Senate candidates stand on the Iran war
The war that began in February when the United States and Israel struck Iran has led to rising gas and fertilizer prices, effects that could hit close to home for voters in Arkansas’ U.S. Senate race this fall
Iranian war strands global timber shipments, but Arkansas impacts minimal
The conflict in the Strait of Hormuz is restricting imports to the rapidly growing timber markets in the Middle East and northern Africa, according to an industry outlet, but impacts on the Arkansas timber industry will likely be minimal