WASHINGTON, D.C. (RFD News) — Louisiana has broken ground on a new fertilizer plant aimed at expanding domestic production.
Deputy Agriculture Secretary Stephen Vaden attended the groundbreaking ceremony for CF Industries’ nearly $4 billion Blue Point One project. Vaden said the investment follows previous commitments to strengthen fertilizer production in the U.S.
“My message today is simple. Farmers have been rightly skeptical as multiple politicians have come up and promised them to do something about fertilizer. That skepticism’s time has ended because action is now being taken. Fertilizer is going to be produced in this country. Thanks to the investment being announced here today, for literally decades to come, America will be more food secure. Farmers will know that they no longer have to look overseas for the supplies they need, and our nation will be better for it.”
Vaden also pointed to the involvement of several federal departments in making the project a reality.
“We have the Department of War here today because this is also a matter of national security. A nation that cannot effectively feed itself and depends on foreign sources for key inputs in order to feed itself is not a nation that is secure. We have put the resources behind American companies like CF to solve this longstanding problem. Thanks to their partnership and the partnership of our federal partners at the Department of War, the Permitting Council, the Department of Energy, and the Environmental Protection Agency, just to name a few, there is finally action being taken.”
Once operational, the new ammonia plant is expected to have an average capacity of around 1.5 million metric tons. Production is expected to begin sometime in 2029.
