# Phosphate tariff contributes to supply shortages - Farm and Dairy

> US farmers face phosphate shortages this spring, with suppliers running out of MAP and 11-52-0 during the April application window. The article attributes part of the problem to tariffs on Moroccan phosphate that limit imports from the largest foreign supplier, with Mosaic supplying over 80% of US phosphate.

- Date: 2023-05-19 · published 2023-05-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/36265-phosphate-tariff-contributes-to-supply-shortages-farm-and-dairy
- Commodities: [TSP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/TSP.md), [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md)

## Why it matters

Import restrictions tightening domestic phosphate supply support US phosphate prices and can delay application, with possible yield effects on corn and other crops.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bullish ▲
- TSP: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DAP | 2025-03-24 | [Urea Continues to Fall as Phosphate Prices Surge \| CZ app](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25505-urea-continues-to-fall-as-phosphate-prices-surge-cz-app.md) | +0.5% | +2.5% |
| DAP | 2025-07-15 | [Supply from China cut, Karnataka farmers face DAP shortage](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5403-supply-from-china-cut-karnataka-farmers-face-dap-shortage.md) | +2.1% | +10.3% |
| DAP | 2021-03-11 | [Mosaic Wins Phosphate Countervailing Duty Case as Supply and Price Strains Continue - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48050-mosaic-wins-phosphate-countervailing-duty-case-as-supply-and-price-strains.md) | -0.6% | +1.1% |
| DAP | 2021-03-11 | [Mosaic - Morocco and Russia Subject to Phosphate Fertilizer Import Duties](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48049-mosaic-morocco-and-russia-subject-to-phosphate-fertilizer-import-duties.md) | -0.6% | +1.1% |
| DAP | 2024-06-03 | [Punitive Biden Phosphate Tariff on Morocco Hurts Farmers, Grocery Consumers — Trade Alliance to Promote Prosperity](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30112-punitive-biden-phosphate-tariff-on-morocco-hurts-farmers-grocery-consumers.md) | +0.7% | +2.7% |

## Sources

- farmanddairy.com: https://www.farmanddairy.com/news/phosphate-tariff-contributes-to-supply-shortages/772209.html

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