CF Says Rail Delays to Further Shrink U.S. Fertilizer Supply
A Union Pacific freight train travels through a rail yard in St. Louis, Missouri.
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CF Industries Holdings Inc. said reductions in rail service along Union Pacific Corp. lines will delay fertilizer shipments in parts of the U.S., threatening to reduce supply for farmers during the planting season.
The world’s biggest nitrogen fertilizer company said in a statement the delays will affect shipments from its complexes in Louisiana and Iowa on Union Pacific rail lines to key farm areas from Iowa to California.