Gov. Kim Reynolds

Three major steps we announced today to strengthen American fertilizer production and support our farmers and ranchers. 🇺🇸 🚜 1️⃣ The Blue Point Project in Louisiana is moving at “Trump speed.” Within 45 days, permitting is expected to wrap up for a $3.7 BILLION ammonia plant that will become the world’s largest ammonia plant — creating hundreds of jobs and strengthening America’s fertilizer supply chain. 2️⃣ Trump's USDA is fixing Biden’s broken Fertilizer Production Expansion Program and getting projects over the finish line. When we inherited the program, only 8 of 121 projects had reached completion. Many were stalled by red tape and climate mandates instead of focused on fertilizer production. We are now working directly with every awardee to move high-impact projects forward — including: ✅ An $80 million Washington state project expected to produce 700,000 tons annually of hydrogen ammonia fertilizer and support 200+ jobs ✅ A $3.89 million Iowa project expanding domestic organic fertilizer production Together, these projects are expected to unlock over 2 million tons of new annual fertilizer capacity, support 61,000 producers, cover 30 million additional acres, and create more than 500 jobs. 3️⃣ USDA is increasing transparency for farmers. Effective immediately, we are searching for a full-time input economist dedicated to tracking input costs and improving market transparency so we can better support America’s farmers and ranchers. All-in, the projects announced today are expected to increase domestic fertilizer production by approximately 4.5 million tons per year — serving roughly 400,000 producers and 290 million acres of farmland. This is an important step toward reshoring fertilizer production and putting American agriculture first again.

A couple things worth noting on this score: 1. CBO's scoring doesn't account for economic growth generated by passing E15 year round + nationwide (expanded ethanol production, stronger corn markets, more jobs across the Midwest, and the tax revenue that comes with all of it). 2. CBO itself says "allowing year-round sales of E15 would tend to reduce the deficit." The projected cost comes from separate changes to the RFS that may impact biomass-based diesel production and farm safety net payments — not the E15 fix itself (and CBO flags "considerable uncertainty" in those projections). Year-round E15 means cheaper fuel for families, stronger demand for Iowa corn, and a positive impact on the budget.