# US Phosphates Giant Mosaic Eyes Monopoly, Threatens Moroccan Exports

> Mosaic has filed a complaint with the US Department of Commerce alleging that Moroccan and Russian phosphate producers are dumping low-priced product on the US market. The petition could lead to import duties of up to 71.5%, following a US International Trade Commission investigation.

- Date: 2020-09-22 · published 2020-09-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/51428-us-phosphates-giant-mosaic-eyes-monopoly-threatens-moroccan-exports
- Commodities: [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md), [Phosphate Rock](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PHOSROCK.md), [TSP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/TSP.md)

## Why it matters

Potential duties of up to 71.5% on Moroccan and Russian phosphates would raise US fertilizer and feed phosphate costs and could reroute global phosphate trade.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bullish ▲
- TSP: bullish ▲
- PHOSROCK: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DAP | 2020-07-09 | [US Fertilizer Giant Mosaic Files Complaint Against Moroccan Phosphate Imports \| Bladi.net](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52422-us-fertilizer-giant-mosaic-files-complaint-against-moroccan-phosphate-imports.md) | +0.2% | +8.4% |
| DAP | 2020-06-29 | [Mosaic Fears Moroccan Domination of US Phosphate Market](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52922-mosaic-fears-moroccan-domination-of-us-phosphate-market.md) | +4.8% | +9.3% |
| 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 | 2022-05-05 | [Moroccan Phosphate Exports Nearly Double, Reach $2.46 Billion in March](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41743-moroccan-phosphate-exports-nearly-double-reach-2-46-billion-in-march.md) | 0.0% | -12.2% |
| DAP | 2023-09-01 | [Moroccan Phosphate Exports See Steep Decline to $4 Billion in 2023](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34432-moroccan-phosphate-exports-see-steep-decline-to-4-billion-in-2023.md) | -0.7% | +0.3% |

## Sources

- moroccoworldnews.com: https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2020/09/66178/us-phosphates-giant-mosaic-eyes-monopoly-threatens-moroccan-exports/

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