# Mosaic Co. Sues for Higher Duties on Fertilizer Imports

> Mosaic Co. has filed two federal lawsuits at the Court of International Trade arguing that countervailing duties on phosphate fertilizer imports from Morocco and Russia are too low. Mosaic says the Commerce Department miscalculated foreign government subsidies, and Commerce set a 19.97% duty rate for OCP SA's fertilizer. Imports from Morocco were about $730 million in 2019 and from Russia about $300 million.

- Date: 2021-05-13 · published 2021-05-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/47414-mosaic-co-sues-for-higher-duties-on-fertilizer-imports
- Commodities: [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md)

## Why it matters

If the court raises the duties, imported phosphate fertilizer such as DAP would cost more in the US, supporting domestic prices and reducing import competition for US producers.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DAP | 2021-06-23 | [US Farmers Overpay for Fertilizers Due to Duties Imposed on Moroccan and Russian Phosphate Imports – Phosphate Price](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46910-us-farmers-overpay-for-fertilizers-due-to-duties-imposed-on-moroccan-and.md) | -0.6% | -1.4% |
| DAP | 2021-12-17 | [Itafos predicts high prices for phosphorus fertilizers — Fertilizer Daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43922-itafos-predicts-high-prices-for-phosphorus-fertilizers-fertilizer-daily.md) | +0.1% | -3.8% |
| 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 | 2025-05-19 | [More Clarity on Chinese Exports For Fertiliser Market \| CZ app](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9362-more-clarity-on-chinese-exports-for-fertiliser-market-cz-app.md) | +1.5% | +6.8% |
| DAP | 2023-08-31 | [Russian Cabinet sets export duties for fertilizers from September 1 -  Business & Economy - TASS](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34497-russian-cabinet-sets-export-duties-for-fertilizers-from-september-1-business.md) | -1.0% | +2.4% |

## Sources

- news.bloomberglaw.com: https://news.bloomberglaw.com/international-trade/the-mosaic-co-sues-for-higher-duties-on-fertilizer-imports

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