# Phosphate prices up as Mosaic pushes for duties

> Phosphate prices rose as Mosaic, a US producer, pushed for import duties on phosphate from Morocco and Russia, arguing unfair competition. Concerns are growing that offshore prices will fall while importers look for alternative supplies to cover potential gaps.

- Date: 2020-08-10 · published 2020-08-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/51543-phosphate-prices-up-as-mosaic-pushes-for-duties
- Commodities: [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md)

## Why it matters

The prospect of duties is already tightening available phosphate supply and encouraging importers to bid for non-targeted origins. This supports higher DAP prices in the US and globally.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DAP | 2020-09-11 | [Wholesale Phosphate Prices Rise as US Weighs Duties Against Morocco, Russia](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51048-wholesale-phosphate-prices-rise-as-us-weighs-duties-against-morocco-russia.md) | 0.0% | -0.6% |
| 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 | 2025-03-24 | [Urea Continues to Fall as Phosphate Prices Surge \| CZ app](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25505-urea-continues-to-fall-as-phosphate-prices-surge-cz-app.md) | +0.5% | +2.5% |
| 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 | 2021-03-11 | [Mosaic Wins Phosphate Countervailing Duty Case as Supply and Price Strains Continue - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48050-mosaic-wins-phosphate-countervailing-duty-case-as-supply-and-price-strains.md) | -0.6% | +1.1% |

## Sources

- mining-journal.com: https://www.mining-journal.com/other/news/1392756/phosphate-prices-mosaic-pushes-duties

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