# US Fertilizer Giant Mosaic Files Complaint Against Moroccan Phosphate Imports | Bladi.net

> Mosaic filed a petition asking US authorities to investigate subsidized phosphate fertilizer imports from Morocco and Russia (PhosAgro), citing material injury to its operations. OCP said it is analyzing the request and rejects the accusations, and US authorities have 130 days to determine whether countervailing measures are warranted.

- Date: 2020-07-09 · published 2020-07-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/52422-us-fertilizer-giant-mosaic-files-complaint-against-moroccan-phosphate-imports
- Commodities: [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md), [Phosphate Rock](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PHOSROCK.md)

## Why it matters

The pending case raises the prospect of tariffs on DAP imports, which would tighten US phosphate supply and support prices, though the outcome is uncertain and will take months to resolve.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bullish ▲
- PHOSROCK: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 2022-05-06 | [Morocco's Phosphate Exports Surge 83% as Global Fertilizer Prices Soar \| Bladi.net](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41742-morocco-s-phosphate-exports-surge-83-as-global-fertilizer-prices-soar-bladi-net.md) | 0.0% | -12.2% |
| 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 | 2020-09-22 | [US Phosphates Giant Mosaic Eyes Monopoly, Threatens Moroccan Exports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51428-us-phosphates-giant-mosaic-eyes-monopoly-threatens-moroccan-exports.md) | -2.2% | -0.4% |
| 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% |

## Sources

- en.bladi.net: https://en.bladi.net/fertilizer-giant-mosaic-files-complaint-moroccan-phosphate-imports,71313.html

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