# Phosphate ‘dumping’ investigations raise price hike fears | Capital Press

> US trade authorities are deepening investigations into alleged phosphate dumping from Morocco and Russia, which Mosaic says has depressed domestic prices. The American Farm Bureau Federation and crop groups are urging against countervailing duties of up to 71.5%, warning of higher fertilizer costs for growers.

- Date: 2020-08-21 · published 2020-08-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/51544-phosphate-dumping-investigations-raise-price-hike-fears-capital-press
- Commodities: [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md), [TSP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/TSP.md)

## Why it matters

If duties of this size are imposed, US phosphate import costs would rise sharply and farmers could cut or shift planting decisions. The outcome directly affects DAP availability and price for the US market.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bullish ▲
- TSP: bullish ▲

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DAP | 2020-08-27 | 1 | +3.6% | 3.7 | Escalating US phosphate dumping probes into Morocco/Russia raise the prospect of countervailing duties that would restrict imports and lift US DAP prices. |

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DAP | 2025-04-30 | [Chinese phosphate exports plummet, dashing hope for price relief \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25017-chinese-phosphate-exports-plummet-dashing-hope-for-price-relief-agri-pulse.md) | 0.0% | +3.8% |
| 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% |
| DAP | 2020-12-29 | [Federal Register
       :: 
      Phosphate Fertilizers From the Kingdom of Morocco: Amended Preliminary Determination of Countervailing Duty Investigation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49974-federal-register-phosphate-fertilizers-from-the-kingdom-of-morocco-amended.md) | -0.3% | +5.9% |
| 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 | 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% |

## Sources

- capitalpress.com: https://capitalpress.com/2020/08/21/phosphate-dumping-investigations-raise-price-hike-fears/

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