Industry tells Congress about gas woes;near-term prices top 7.00/mmBtu

摘要

The Agricultural Retailers Association (ARA) and The Fertilizer Institute (TFI) testified before the U.S.House Small Business Subcommittee on Rural Enterprise,Agriculture and Technology on March 17 regarding the impact of high natural gas prices on fertilizer suppliers and their farmer-customers.J.Billy Pirkle of Royster-Clark,Inc.,testified on behalf of the two trade groups on a day in which April NYMEX gas futures were on the increase,trading over 7.00/mmBtu.