# Grassley still seeking fertilizer answers from ITC | Iowa Agribusiness Radio Network

> Senator Chuck Grassley and bipartisan lawmakers sent a letter to the International Trade Commission asking it to remove duties on Moroccan phosphate fertilizer and to suspend proposed duties on UAN from Trinidad and Tobago. They warned farmers face fertilizer prices four to five times higher than last year. Commerce Department has not yet responded.

- Date: 2022-04-05 · published 2022-04-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/41824-grassley-still-seeking-fertilizer-answers-from-itc-iowa-agribusiness-radio
- Commodities: [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md), [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md)

## Why it matters

Removing tariffs on phosphate and nitrogen imports could ease US fertilizer costs for the 2022 season, though the request is pending and does not yet change supply.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bearish ▼
- UREA: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DAP | 2025-10-08 | [India’s DAP stocks see a rise heading into October \| World Fertilizer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22732-india-s-dap-stocks-see-a-rise-heading-into-october-world-fertilizer.md) | +0.4% | -3.5% |
| DAP | 2023-11-08 | [US reduces tariffs on phosphate fertilizers from Morocco \| Agriculture Dive](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33488-us-reduces-tariffs-on-phosphate-fertilizers-from-morocco-agriculture-dive.md) | +0.9% | +3.9% |
| DAP | 2019-11-03 | [September China's fertilizer import and export details - Frandcom Chemicals](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55994-september-china-s-fertilizer-import-and-export-details-frandcom-chemicals.md) | -3.5% | -5.2% |
| DAP | 2023-10-27 | [US lawmakers call for lower duties on imports of phosphate fertilizer from Morocco - Fertilizer Daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33970-us-lawmakers-call-for-lower-duties-on-imports-of-phosphate-fertilizer-from.md) | +0.9% | +3.9% |
| DAP | 2025-07-25 | [India’s DAP stocks build in July \| World Fertilizer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24075-india-s-dap-stocks-build-in-july-world-fertilizer.md) | -0.3% | +8.1% |
| UREA | 2022-05-26 | [Bangladesh purchases LNG, fertiliser at lower rates as prices fall in global market \| The Business Standard](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41693-bangladesh-purchases-lng-fertiliser-at-lower-rates-as-prices-fall-in-global.md) | -17.1% | -21.4% |
| UREA | 2022-08-18 | [Iowa farmers, ag leaders urge Tom Vilsack, Katherine Tai to lower tariffs to ease fertilizer costs](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40022-iowa-farmers-ag-leaders-urge-tom-vilsack-katherine-tai-to-lower-tariffs-to-ease.md) | -0.7% | +16.3% |
| UREA | 2025-09-04 | [Urea Soft - India Called, and the World Answered  \| AFRIQOM Africa Fertilizer Insight](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6877-urea-soft-india-called-and-the-world-answered-afriqom-africa-fertilizer-insight.md) | -0.6% | -5.5% |

## Sources

- iowaagribusinessradionetwork.com: https://iowaagribusinessradionetwork.com/grassley-still-seeking-fertilizer-answers-from-itc/

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