# Tariffs, trade and China: Inside the fight over phosphate | An official publication of Michigan Farm Bureau

> Nearly 60 ag organizations, including AFBF and NCGA, are pushing for permanent reductions of tariffs on Moroccan fertilizer after Commerce cut duties from 19.97% to 2.12% in September 2023. The groups say the cut was retroactive and that OCP has halted shipments of nearly all its products to the US.

- Date: 2023-12-12 · published 2023-12-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/33029-tariffs-trade-and-china-inside-the-fight-over-phosphate-an-official-publication
- Commodities: [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md)

## Why it matters

Lower or uncertain tariffs on Moroccan phosphate affect US import availability and DAP/MAP cost, which feeds into feed phosphate and crop input costs. Continued uncertainty keeps US phosphate supply tight and prices elevated.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DAP | 2021-09-28 | [China halts phosphate exports: Fertilizer prices ‘out of whack right now’ \| An official publication of Michigan Farm Bureau](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4696-china-halts-phosphate-exports-fertilizer-prices-out-of-whack-right-now-an.md) | +5.2% | +6.1% |
| DAP | 2021-07-27 | [Runaway fertilizer prices and ITC investigation on UAN solutions raise eyebrows \| An official publication of Michigan Farm Bureau](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46375-runaway-fertilizer-prices-and-itc-investigation-on-uan-solutions-raise-eyebrows.md) | -2.0% | -1.7% |
| DAP | 2020-06-26 | [Petition Summary: Phosphate Fertilizers from Morocco and Russia \| International Trade & Supply Chain Insights](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52544-petition-summary-phosphate-fertilizers-from-morocco-and-russia-international.md) | +5.2% | +11.6% |
| DAP | 2023-03-17 | [Phosphate Farm Prices Remain Elevated, It’s Time for Action on Import Tariffs](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37190-phosphate-farm-prices-remain-elevated-it-s-time-for-action-on-import-tariffs.md) | +1.7% | +6.7% |
| DAP | 2025-05-29 | [China Slashes Phosphate Exports as US Courts Upend Tariffs](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4337-china-slashes-phosphate-exports-as-us-courts-upend-tariffs.md) | +1.7% | +4.8% |

## Sources

- michiganfarmnews.com: https://www.michiganfarmnews.com/tariffs-trade-and-china-inside-the-fight-over-phosphate

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