# US Farmers Overpay for Fertilizers Due to Duties Imposed on Moroccan and Russian Phosphate Imports – Phosphate Price

> PhosAgro's deputy CEO said US farmers pay roughly 15-20% more for phosphorus fertilizer than farmers in Brazil and Canada because of duties on Russian and Moroccan imports. He said Russian producers are redirecting sales to other markets.

- Date: 2021-06-23 · published 2021-06-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/46910-us-farmers-overpay-for-fertilizers-due-to-duties-imposed-on-moroccan-and
- Commodities: [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md), [TSP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/TSP.md)

## Why it matters

The US duty wedge keeps domestic phosphate prices above world levels and diverts Russian supply away from America, supporting firm US DAP prices.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bullish ▲
- TSP: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DAP | 2020-10-09 | [Feedinfo - US Anti-Dumping Investigations on Phosphate Imports from Morocco and Russia Progress](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50576-feedinfo-us-anti-dumping-investigations-on-phosphate-imports-from-morocco-and.md) | 0.0% | -2.8% |
| DAP | 2025-07-29 | [EU duties on Russian fertilizers: global and regional implications \| GPCA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24080-eu-duties-on-russian-fertilizers-global-and-regional-implications-gpca.md) | +7.9% | +7.9% |
| DAP | 2021-05-13 | [Mosaic Co. Sues for Higher Duties on Fertilizer Imports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47414-mosaic-co-sues-for-higher-duties-on-fertilizer-imports.md) | +1.0% | +6.5% |
| DAP | 2026-10-21 | [China's phosphate rock market is affected by the ban on phosphate fertilizer exports, affecting both prices and supply](https://feedsoft.ai/events/684-china-s-phosphate-rock-market-is-affected-by-the-ban-on-phosphate-fertilizer.md) | 0.0% | — |
| DAP | 2022-01-04 | [Global Phosphorus Fertilizer Trends and Outlook to 2022 – Phosphate Price](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43469-global-phosphorus-fertilizer-trends-and-outlook-to-2022-phosphate-price.md) | -0.5% | -4.6% |

## Sources

- phosphateprice.com: https://phosphateprice.com/us-farmers-overpay-for-fertilizers-due-to-duties-imposed-on-moroccan-and-russian-phosphate-imports/

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