# U.S. opens probe of phosphate fertilizer imports from Morocco, Russia

> The US Commerce Department opened an investigation on July 17, 2020 into whether phosphate fertilizer imports from Morocco and Russia receive unfair subsidies. Last year imports from Morocco were valued at about $729 million and from Russia at about $299 million.

- Date: 2020-07-17 · published 2020-07-17T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/52428-u-s-opens-probe-of-phosphate-fertilizer-imports-from-morocco-russia
- Commodities: [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md), [TSP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/TSP.md)

## Why it matters

A countervailing duty would raise landed costs of DAP and MAP into the US, supporting domestic phosphate prices and reducing import supply for feed-related phosphate users.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bullish ▲
- TSP: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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% |
| 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 | 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 | 2020-07-17 | [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 | 2020-11-23 | [Mosaic - U.S. Department of Commerce Issues Preliminary Countervailing Duty Determinations on Phosphate Fertilizer Imports from Morocco and Russia](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50089-mosaic-u-s-department-of-commerce-issues-preliminary-countervailing-duty.md) | +7.1% | +8.1% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-fertilizer/u-s-opens-probe-of-phosphate-fertilizer-imports-from-morocco-russia-idUSKCN24I2O2/?il=0

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