VALLEY FARMERS ARE CONCERNED. THE OWNER OF A LITTLE BRITAIN AGRI SUPPLY SAYS HE’S BEEN FIELDING CALLS FROM CONCERNED CUSTOMERS, WONDERING IF THERE’S GOING TO BE ENOUGH FERTILIZER FOR THEIR CROPS AND HOW MUCH IT’S GOING TO COST. HE SAYS RIGHT NOW, SUPPLY IS SUFFICIENT. THAT’S IT THERE. THOSE FOUR TANKS HOLD LIQUID NITROGEN. CHRIS BURKHART SAYS HIS COMPANY’S LIQUID FERTILIZER COMES IN ON CARGO SHIPS THROUGH THE PORT OF BALTIMORE. I ALREADY HEARD THAT THERE ARE. THEY’RE GETTING CLEANED OUT. BURKHART USES DRY FERTILIZER AS WELL. HE’S BEEN REASSURING SOME OF HIS 1500 CLIENTS. THIS THIRD GENERATION BUSINESS HAS ENOUGH FERTILIZER ON HAND FOR NOW. HE’S ALSO GETTING QUESTIONS ABOUT COST. I THINK THEY’RE WORRIED THAT THE PRICES MAY GO UP. WE HAVEN’T SEEN THAT YET. NO PRICE HAS CHANGED YET. THE BUSINESS DOESN’T RELY SOLELY ON THE PORT OF BALTIMORE. THERE’S A RAIL SIDING IN LANCASTER THAT WE GET IT. UM, SOME WILL COME INTO THE PORTS OF PHILADELPHIA. ONE ADVANTAGE FOR FARMERS HERE IS MANY RAISE LIVESTOCK. A LOT OF OUR FERTILITY FOR OUR CROPS IS MET BY THE USE OF MANURE. SO WE’RE ACTUALLY BENEFITING THAT WAY. WE DON’T WE’RE NOT NEARLY AS DEPENDENT ON FERTILIZER FOR GROWING OUR CROPS. LEON RESSLER WITH PENN STATE EXTENSION SAYS THE INABILITY OF CARGO SHIPS GETTING INTO THE PORT OF BALTIMORE PRESENTS A PROBLEM FOR FARMERS LOOKING TO EXPORT THEIR CROPS. BEING ABLE TO GET THE PORT OPEN SO WE CAN EXPORT OUR GRAIN, THE TIME IT TAKES AND REOPENING THE PORT OF BALTIMORE WILL BE KEY. WE CROSSED THAT BRIDGE, OUR TRUCKS CROSSED THAT BRIDGE. MULTIPLE TIMES A WEEK. WE HAVE YET TO SEE THE FULL RAMIFICATIONS. IS THE NEXT BIG DEMAND FOR FERTILIZER WILL COME IN PLANTING SEASON AROUND MID APRIL