# The Hidden Reason Phosphate Duty Relief Has Not Reached US Farmers

> Washington suspended countervailing duties on Moroccan phosphate, but New Orleans DAP prices have moved only modestly and edged higher since. StoneX's Josh Linville says the US was already the cheapest major phosphate market, and global supply is constrained by China's export retreat and the closed Strait of Hormuz.

- Date: 2026-09-23 · published 2026-09-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/17782-the-hidden-reason-phosphate-duty-relief-has-not-reached-us-farmers
- Commodities: [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md)

## Why it matters

Producers can redirect tons to higher-paying markets, so duty relief does little to lower US phosphate prices while global supply stays tight.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DAP | 2021-06-23 | [US Farmers Overpay for Fertilizers Due to Duties Imposed on Moroccan and Russian Phosphate Imports – Phosphate Price](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46910-us-farmers-overpay-for-fertilizers-due-to-duties-imposed-on-moroccan-and.md) | -0.6% | -1.4% |
| DAP | 2021-10-01 | [Farmer Fertilizer Focus - Phosphates](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4700-farmer-fertilizer-focus-phosphates.md) | +4.6% | +4.6% |
| DAP | 2022-04-01 | [Farmer Fertilizer Focus - Phosphates](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5509-farmer-fertilizer-focus-phosphates.md) | -1.6% | -9.3% |
| DAP | 2025-10-15 | [November '25 Farmer Fertilizer Newsletter - Phosphate](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22328-november-25-farmer-fertilizer-newsletter-phosphate.md) | -0.1% | -3.7% |
| DAP | 2025-04-04 | [April '25 Aussie Farmer Fertilizer Focus - Phosphate](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25438-april-25-aussie-farmer-fertilizer-focus-phosphate.md) | 0.0% | +2.3% |

## Sources

- stonex.com: https://www.stonex.com/en-us/insights/the-hidden-reason-phosphate-duty-relief-has-not-reached-us-farmers/

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