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Record Fertilizer Prices to Hit Growers in the Pocket

Record Fertilizer Prices to Hit Growers in the Pocket
GreenCoast Hydroponics, a warehouse store popular with cannabis growers, reported inflated prices for fertilizer and other growing equipment, in Sun Valley, Calif., on Feb. 23, 2022. Jill McLaughlin/The Epoch Times
Jill McLaughlin
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LOS ANGELES—A customer came in to buy fertilizer on Feb. 23 at GreenCoast Hydroponics, a warehouse popular with cannabis growers near North Hollywood. The prices were so high, he walked out.

The record cost of fertilizer and other supplies is starting to take a bite out of business, according to the store manager.

Jill McLaughlin
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Jill McLaughlin is an award-winning journalist covering politics, environment, and statewide issues. She has been a reporter and editor for newspapers in Oregon, Nevada, and New Mexico. Jill was born in Yosemite National Park and enjoys the majestic outdoors, traveling, golfing, and hiking.
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