Phospholutions Calls for Fertilizer Efficiency to Be Included in U.S. Supply and Affordability Strategy

State College, PA - As fertilizer affordability and domestic supply concerns continue to intensify, Phospholutions urged policymakers to consider phosphorus efficiency as a practical and immediate lever to strengthen U.S. fertilizer resilience.

“Farmers need solutions that improve affordability and availability now,” said Hunter Swisher, CEO of Phospholutions. “Congress and the Trump Administration have rightly prioritized domestic production expansion, but those investments take months to years to come online. Efficiency technologies that help existing production capacity go further can strengthen supply resilience immediately while broader production efforts continue to develop.”

Fertilizer efficiency can help expand effective supply by increasing the productivity of existing fertilizer resources to support more acres with the nutrients already moving through the system.

This is particularly true of phosphate fertilizers, which remain heavily influenced by mining capacity, global concentration, and input costs. With conventional fertilizers, much of the applied nutrient becomes unavailable to the crop shortly after application, driving higher input requirements, elevated costs, and system-wide waste. Addressing this loss is one of the fastest ways to unlock additional supply within the existing system.

At scale, this translates into meaningful market impact:

-      Eases price pressure

-      Reduces exposure to geopolitical risk and import reliance

-      Strengthens the competitiveness of U.S. agriculture and domestic fertilizer production

“Supply is not just about how much fertilizer is produced,” Swisher said. “It’s also about how effectively those nutrients are used once they reach the field. Improving efficiency changes the equation by helping existing supply support more productive acres.”

The position comes amid continued volatility across global fertilizer markets, increasing pressure on production economics, and renewed federal discussion around reshoring critical agricultural inputs.

The company also emphasized the importance of clearer pathways for enhanced efficiency fertilizer recognition and adoption as policymakers continue evaluating long-term agricultural resilience and domestic production strategies.

Phospholutions is a U.S.-based fertilizer company focused on improving phosphorus efficiency and fertilizer productivity through its patented RhizoSorb® technology. RhizoSorb integrates into existing fertilizer systems while improving phosphorus availability and utilization at the field level.