# Wholesale Phosphate Prices Rise as US Weighs Duties Against Morocco, Russia

> Wholesale fertilizer prices rose in early September 2020 as the US weighed countervailing duties against phosphate imports from Morocco and Russia. Ammonia sales were sluggish in the off-season, with prices largely unchanged and UAN continuing to show improved affordability per unit of nitrogen.

- Date: 2020-09-11 · published 2020-09-11T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/51048-wholesale-phosphate-prices-rise-as-us-weighs-duties-against-morocco-russia
- Commodities: [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md), [TSP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/TSP.md), [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md)

## Why it matters

Possible US duties on phosphate imports would tighten supply and lift DAP and MAP costs for farmers, which feeds into higher crop production costs and supports fertilizer-linked feed input prices.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bullish ▲
- TSP: bullish ▲
- UREA: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DAP | 2021-01-19 | [Import Duties Against Moroccan Phosphate Imports Threaten US Farmers’ Access to Key Fertilizers – Phosphate Price](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49463-import-duties-against-moroccan-phosphate-imports-threaten-us-farmers-access-to.md) | +3.4% | +36.5% |
| DAP | 2021-07-24 | [U.S. and Russia: Phosphate Import Duties \| AgAmerica](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45998-u-s-and-russia-phosphate-import-duties-agamerica.md) | -1.6% | -1.7% |
| DAP | 2020-08-10 | [Phosphate prices up as Mosaic pushes for duties](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51543-phosphate-prices-up-as-mosaic-pushes-for-duties.md) | +3.4% | +11.1% |
| DAP | 2021-03-11 | [Mosaic - Morocco and Russia Subject to Phosphate Fertilizer Import Duties](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48049-mosaic-morocco-and-russia-subject-to-phosphate-fertilizer-import-duties.md) | -0.6% | +1.1% |
| DAP | 2021-02-17 | [Ag groups urge against phosphate countervailing duties](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12873-ag-groups-urge-against-phosphate-countervailing-duties.md) | -1.1% | -1.9% |
| UREA | 2022-03-16 | [Morocco's OCP aims to boost fertilizer output despite lack of Russian ammonia \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42577-morocco-s-ocp-aims-to-boost-fertilizer-output-despite-lack-of-russian-ammonia.md) | -1.0% | -0.9% |
| UREA | 2024-01-12 | [Urea looks poised for increases, while Potash prices are falling.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11089-urea-looks-poised-for-increases-while-potash-prices-are-falling.md) | +0.2% | +12.8% |
| UREA | 2021-05-06 | [Will fertiliser prices fall in the middle of this month?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7726-will-fertiliser-prices-fall-in-the-middle-of-this-month.md) | +4.1% | +17.6% |

## Sources

- dtnpf.com: https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/news/crops/article/2020/09/11/wholesale-phosphate-prices-rise-us

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