# US to raise Morocco phosphate fertilizer tariffs again | Agriculture Dive

> The Commerce Department plans to raise countervailing duties on Moroccan phosphate fertilizer to 14.21% from 2.12%, while lowering duties on Russian phosphate to 18.83% from 28.5%. The new rates would take effect in November and apply retroactively to 2022 imports.

- Date: 2024-05-07 · published 2024-05-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/30589-us-to-raise-morocco-phosphate-fertilizer-tariffs-again-agriculture-dive
- Commodities: [Phosphate Rock](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PHOSROCK.md), [TSP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/TSP.md), [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md)

## Why it matters

Higher tariffs on Moroccan DAP/phosphate imports, largely aimed at OCP, tighten US phosphate supply and support US fertilizer prices, raising input costs for farmers and feed grain producers.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bullish ▲
- TSP: bullish ▲
- PHOSROCK: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DAP | 2024-01-18 | [Uncertainty for phosphate fertilizer prices as ITC upholds tariffs \| AGDAILY](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32056-uncertainty-for-phosphate-fertilizer-prices-as-itc-upholds-tariffs-agdaily.md) | +0.8% | -1.3% |
| 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 | 2021-06-05 | [Morocco’s OCP Group Files Appeal Against US Phosphate Import Duties](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46908-morocco-s-ocp-group-files-appeal-against-us-phosphate-import-duties.md) | +2.5% | +1.2% |

## Sources

- agriculturedive.com: https://www.agriculturedive.com/news/us-raises-phosphate-fertilizer-tariffs-morocco/715377/

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