Fertilizing crops. Prices for fertilizer have spiked due to insufficient supply, though I'm not familiar with the cause of the shortfall. There are a number of

Fertilizing crops. Prices for fertilizer have spiked due to insufficient supply, though I'm not familiar with the cause of the shortfall. There are a number of inputs to fertilizer production, and issues anywhere in the chain can create problems. China is also limiting exports. It's going to be rough for developing countries: https://www.wsj.com/articles/farms-are-failing-as-fertilizer-prices-drive-up-cost-of-food-11642770182 https://www.wsj.com/articles/farms-are-failing-as-fertilizer... Fun fact: the Haber-Bosch process is responsible for something on the order of 30%-50% of the nitrogen in your body. At some point in the recent past, they were pulled from the air and used to create ammonia at an ammonia production plant.