# Iowa farmers, ag leaders urge Tom Vilsack, Katherine Tai to lower tariffs to ease fertilizer costs

> Iowa farmers met Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, Trade Representative Katherine Tai and Rep. Cindy Axne near Woodward, Iowa, and asked for tariff relief on imported fertilizers. Farmers said input costs are up sharply, and three farm groups had earlier asked for removal of tariffs on Moroccan potash.

- Date: 2022-08-18 · published 2022-08-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/40022-iowa-farmers-ag-leaders-urge-tom-vilsack-katherine-tai-to-lower-tariffs-to-ease
- Commodities: [Potash (KCl)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/POTASH.md), [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Possible tariff removal on potash or nitrogen imports would lower fertilizer costs for corn and soybean growers, which could shift planted acreage and future corn supply, but no decision has been made.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral
- UREA: bearish ▼
- POTASH: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2024-03-25 | [US lifts tariffs on fertilizer imports \| Latest Market News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31146-us-lifts-tariffs-on-fertilizer-imports-latest-market-news.md) | -12.7% | -19.2% |
| UREA | 2024-04-29 | [May '24 Aussie Farmer Fertilizer Focus - Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9421-may-24-aussie-farmer-fertilizer-focus-urea.md) | -7.7% | -6.1% |
| UREA | 2026-08-14 | [Urea price decline accelerates to $386/t as China quota releases and Hormuz talks ease supply fears — Fertilizer Daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18190-urea-price-decline-accelerates-to-386-t-as-china-quota-releases-and-hormuz.md) | -0.4% | +14.3% |
| UREA | 2022-04-05 | [Grassley still seeking fertilizer answers from ITC \| Iowa Agribusiness Radio Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41824-grassley-still-seeking-fertilizer-answers-from-itc-iowa-agribusiness-radio.md) | -7.5% | -27.3% |
| UREA | 2025-11-19 | [Tariff Exemptions Shift Fertilizer Outlook for Producers - RFD-TV](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22258-tariff-exemptions-shift-fertilizer-outlook-for-producers-rfd-tv.md) | -0.5% | -7.1% |
| CORN | 2020-10-01 | [U.S. fertilizer prices surge to decade high](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50574-u-s-fertilizer-prices-surge-to-decade-high.md) | -0.3% | +6.4% |
| CORN | 2019-01-11 | [Weather, trade tariffs impact crop inputs -  \| Ag Proud](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61030-weather-trade-tariffs-impact-crop-inputs-ag-proud.md) | +0.5% | +0.6% |
| CORN | 2022-06-16 | [Farm state lawmakers press ITC to reverse on fertilizer duties \| 2022-06-16 \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40925-farm-state-lawmakers-press-itc-to-reverse-on-fertilizer-duties-2022-06-16-agri.md) | -1.5% | +0.5% |

## Sources

- desmoinesregister.com: https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/money/agriculture/2022/08/18/iowa-farmers-say-cost-grow-crop-2022-up-meeting-tom-vilsack-katherine-tai-tariffs/10338480002/

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