Class Action Filed — March 16, 2026
Did You Buy Fertilizer From
Nutrien, Mosaic, CF Industries, Koch, or Yara?
A federal lawsuit alleges the country's largest fertilizer companies conspired to fix prices and overcharge American farmers — while farm income dropped nearly 30% and their profits soared 300%.
The Problem
Farmers Were Paying More.
These Companies Were Profiting More.
Between 2020 and 2025, NPK fertilizer prices increased by over 37% — reaching all-time highs in 2021 and 2022. Nitrogen fertilizer alone jumped from $450/ton to over $1,400/ton. During this same period, net farm income across the U.S. fell nearly 30%.
- 30% Farm Income Drop - U.S. net farm income fell from $182B in 2022 to $127.5B in 2024
- 100% Fertilizer Price Spike - NPK prices doubled even as farm revenues and crop prices declined
- 300% Defendant Profits - Manufacturer profits grew 300% while farmers absorbed the cost
Meanwhile, the three companies that control the vast majority of the U.S. fertilizer market — Nutrien, Mosaic, and CF Industries — saw profits grow nearly 300%. A lawsuit filed in federal court on March 16, 2026 alleges this was not a coincidence. It was a conspiracy.
Farm Income Drop - U.S. net farm income fell from $182B in 2022 to $127.5B in 2024
Fertilizer Price Spike - NPK prices doubled even as farm revenues and crop prices declined
Defendant Profits - Manufacturer profits grew 300% while farmers absorbed the cost
Named Defendants
The Companies Named in the Lawsuit
- Nutrien Ltd.
- Nutrien Ag Solutions
- The Mosaic Company
- Mosaic Fertilizer, LLC
- CF Industries Holdings
- Koch Industries, LLC
- Koch Agronomic Services
- Koch Fertilizer, LLC
- Yara International ASA
- Yara North America
- Canpotex Ltd.
Our Track Record
We Fight for Farmers.
The attorney behind this lawsuit has spent years in federal court fighting for farmers and heavy equipment operators who were sold defective and mislabeled products by large manufacturers. That litigation resulted in over $83 million recovered for more than 285,000 farmers and heavy equipment operators across the country.
$83,000,000
Recovered for American farmers and equipment operators across 7 class action cases
The Lawsuit
The Complaint Has Been Filed. Read It Yourself.
On March 16, 2026, a class action complaint was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri (Case No. 4:26-cv-00221-DGK). The complaint details how the defendants allegedly coordinated through trade associations to fix prices, suppress supply, and extract supra-competitive profits from U.S. farmers.
Filed Class Action Complaint
Case No. 4:26-cv-00221-DGK
W.D. Missouri — March 16, 2026
Tell Us Your Story
We Want to Hear From You.
We're hearing the same story over and over again from farmers across the country — fertilizer prices keep going up and rarely come back down. No matter what happens to crop prices or farm income, the bill from these companies just keeps climbing. If that sounds familiar, we want to hear from you. Fill out the form below and our team will reach out directly. There is no cost, no obligation, and submitting this form does not create an attorney-client relationship.