# Key Ag Inputs Exempt from New Reciprocal Tariffs - Farm Policy News

> The White House published a list of exemptions from new reciprocal tariffs, including potash, certain herbicides and pesticides, peat, and veterinary vaccines. Agriculture groups had lobbied for these carveouts, though no food products that the US does not produce were exempted.

- Date: 2025-04-07 · published 2025-04-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/25454-key-ag-inputs-exempt-from-new-reciprocal-tariffs-farm-policy-news
- Commodities: [Potash (KCl)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/POTASH.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Exempting potash lowers expected fertilizer cost increases for US farmers, easing pressure on corn and other crop input budgets. The result partly offsets the cost-push from other tariffs.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral
- POTASH: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2025-07-23 | [Ag policy snapshot: Tariffs, OBBBA, and the Farm Bill \| Talking Crop \| Illinois Extension \| Illinois](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23742-ag-policy-snapshot-tariffs-obbba-and-the-farm-bill-talking-crop-illinois.md) | +0.5% | -1.2% |
| CORN | 2025-08-22 | [Farmers May Need Emergency Market Aid, Ag Leaders Say \| Farm Policy News \| Illinois](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23307-farmers-may-need-emergency-market-aid-ag-leaders-say-farm-policy-news-illinois.md) | -0.6% | +7.6% |
| CORN | 2025-04-04 | [Trump admin ramps up farm aid discussions amid tariff fallout - E&E News by POLITICO](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25109-trump-admin-ramps-up-farm-aid-discussions-amid-tariff-fallout-e-and-e-news-by.md) | +3.4% | +2.3% |
| CORN | 2017-07-28 | [Hearings Demonstrate Top Concerns for Ag Producers - Farm Policy Facts](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69930-hearings-demonstrate-top-concerns-for-ag-producers-farm-policy-facts.md) | -1.7% | -7.3% |
| CORN | 2019-07-29 | [USDA Under Secretary Bill Northey Discusses Trade Aid Package \| Farm Policy News \| Illinois](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58074-usda-under-secretary-bill-northey-discusses-trade-aid-package-farm-policy-news.md) | -0.6% | -10.6% |

## Sources

- farmpolicynews.illinois.edu: https://farmpolicynews.illinois.edu/2025/04/key-ag-inputs-exempt-from-new-reciprocal-tariffs/

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