Fertilizer Supply Tightness Seen Across Nation
Kansas fares better than many states as national fertilizer plants cut output by half in Dec and Jan due to high natural gas costs. Industry sources expect adequate spring supply but at much higher prices with spot shortages possible. Kansas benefits from local plants and nearby options in Oklahoma and Texas. Prices for ammonia could reach 400 dollars a ton or more, and May or June may bring some price relief though not to 2000 levels. Farmland Industries reports first quarter profit hit by gas costs.
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Wichita
Ron Phillips
Fertilizer Institute
Washington, D.C
Phillips
Kansas
Dodge City
Lawrence
Oklahoma
Texas
Steve Morgan
Bartlett and Company
Kansas City
Morgan
Farmland Industries
Breakthrough drug fights sepsis hailed by researchers
An international study coordinated at Vanderbilt and funded by Eli Lilly reports the first drug derived from activated protein C reduces death in sepsis patients. In a 28 day monitor, 25 percent died on the drug versus 31 percent on placebo, with bleeding risks noted but deemed small. FDA approval sought under the name Zovant.
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Michael Matthay
University of California
San Francisco
Nashville
Tenn
Eli Lilly and Co
Richard Goodman
University of Washington
Eli Lilly
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Zovant
Bernard
Lilly
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