# Why Placing Tariffs on Morocco, Russia's Phosphate Imports Puts U.S. Farmers at a Disadvantage | Michigan Ag Today

> The Mosaic Company has asked US agencies to impose tariffs on phosphate imports from Morocco and Russia. An advocacy group argues the duties would raise farmer fertilizer costs by an estimated $480 to $640 million and urges the investigation to be halted.

- Date: 2020-09-22 · published 2020-09-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/51051-why-placing-tariffs-on-morocco-russia-s-phosphate-imports-puts-u-s-farmers-at-a
- Commodities: [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md), [Phosphate Rock](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PHOSROCK.md)

## Why it matters

If tariffs are imposed, phosphate import costs rise and domestic DAP and phosphate prices would likely climb, adding to US crop input costs.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bullish ▲
- PHOSROCK: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DAP | 2020-07-17 | [U.S. opens probe of phosphate fertilizer imports from Morocco, Russia](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52428-u-s-opens-probe-of-phosphate-fertilizer-imports-from-morocco-russia.md) | +1.3% | +11.1% |
| DAP | 2020-11-24 | [U.S. Department of Commerce imposes large tariffs on Russian- and Moroccan-produced phosphate - RealAgriculture](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50090-u-s-department-of-commerce-imposes-large-tariffs-on-russian-and-moroccan.md) | +7.1% | +8.1% |
| DAP | 2025-08-22 | [European farmers facing higher costs after EU tariffs on Russian fertiliser imports \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23256-european-farmers-facing-higher-costs-after-eu-tariffs-on-russian-fertiliser.md) | -0.2% | -2.8% |
| 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 | 2020-07-17 | [U.S. Department of Commerce Initiates Countervailing Duty Investigations of Imports of Phosphate Fertilizers from Morocco and Russia](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52061-u-s-department-of-commerce-initiates-countervailing-duty-investigations-of.md) | +1.3% | +11.1% |

## Sources

- michiganagtoday.com: https://www.michiganagtoday.com/2020/09/21/why-placing-tariffs-on-morocco-russias-phosphate-imports-puts-u-s-farmers-at-a-disadvantage/

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