# USITC Votes to Continue Investigations Concerning Phosphate Fertilizers from Morocco and Russia | United States International Trade Commission

> The US International Trade Commission voted unanimously to continue antidumping-related investigations into phosphate fertilizer imports from Morocco and Russia, finding a reasonable indication that US industry is materially injured. The Commerce Department will proceed with countervailing duty investigations, with preliminary determinations due around September 21, 2020.

- Date: 2020-08-07 · published 2020-08-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/51918-usitc-votes-to-continue-investigations-concerning-phosphate-fertilizers-from
- Commodities: [Phosphate Rock](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PHOSROCK.md), [TSP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/TSP.md), [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md)

## Why it matters

Potential duties on Moroccan and Russian phosphate would tighten US supply and lift DAP and phosphate rock prices, raising feed-phosphate and fertilizer costs for buyers.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bullish ▲
- PHOSROCK: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DAP | 2021-03-11 | [Phosphate fertilizers \| United States International Trade Commission](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48048-phosphate-fertilizers-united-states-international-trade-commission.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% |
| DAP | 2020-06-29 | [United States launches countervailing duty investigation on imported phosphate fertilizers from Morocco and Russia-China urea, Adblue urea, DEF urea supplier-STARCO CHEM](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52430-united-states-launches-countervailing-duty-investigation-on-imported-phosphate.md) | +4.8% | +9.3% |
| DAP | 2021-04-05 | [Federal Register
       :: 
      Phosphate Fertilizers From Morocco and Russia](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47545-federal-register-phosphate-fertilizers-from-morocco-and-russia.md) | +2.6% | +4.5% |
| DAP | 2020-08-13 | [Federal Register
       :: 
      Phosphate Fertilizers From Morocco and Russia](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51541-federal-register-phosphate-fertilizers-from-morocco-and-russia.md) | +3.2% | +11.0% |

## Sources

- usitc.gov: https://www.usitc.gov/press_room/news_release/2020/er0807ll1621.htm

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