# Phosphate fertilizers | United States International Trade Commission

> The US International Trade Commission determined that subsidized phosphate fertilizer imports from Morocco and Russia materially injure the US industry. The Commerce Department will issue countervailing duty orders that are expected to stay in place for at least five years.

- Date: 2021-03-11 · published 2021-03-11T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/48048-phosphate-fertilizers-united-states-international-trade-commission
- Commodities: [TSP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/TSP.md), [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md)

## Why it matters

Duties on major phosphate imports will tighten US supply and raise domestic DAP and phosphate prices, which increases input costs for US crop and feed producers.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bullish ▲
- TSP: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DAP | 2020-08-07 | [USITC Votes to Continue Investigations Concerning Phosphate Fertilizers from Morocco and Russia \| United States International Trade Commission](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51918-usitc-votes-to-continue-investigations-concerning-phosphate-fertilizers-from.md) | +2.6% | +11.7% |
| DAP | 2026-06-23 | [Phosphate fertilizer trade flows change again](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19131-phosphate-fertilizer-trade-flows-change-again.md) | -4.2% | -0.6% |
| DAP | 2020-06-29 | [United States launches countervailing duty investigation on imported phosphate fertilizers from Morocco and Russia-China urea, Adblue urea, DEF urea supplier-STARCO CHEM](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52430-united-states-launches-countervailing-duty-investigation-on-imported-phosphate.md) | +4.8% | +9.3% |
| DAP | 2023-07-22 | [Downturn in International Fertilizer prices appears to be over.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7007-downturn-in-international-fertilizer-prices-appears-to-be-over.md) | +13.9% | +17.8% |
| DAP | 2021-11-01 | [Farmer Fertilizer Focus - Phosphates](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5552-farmer-fertilizer-focus-phosphates.md) | +7.8% | +10.0% |

## Sources

- usitc.gov: https://www.usitc.gov/keywords/phosphate_fertilizers
- usitc.gov: https://www.usitc.gov/press_room/news_release/2021/er0311ll1733.htm

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