# Mosaic Fears Moroccan Domination of US Phosphate Market

> Mosaic has petitioned the US Department of Commerce and ITC for countervailing duty investigations into phosphate fertilizer imports from Morocco and Russia, alleging government subsidies. Morocco and Russia were leading DAP and MAP exporters in January to April 2020. The petition follows a Mosaic press release dated June 26.

- Date: 2020-06-29 · published 2020-06-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/52922-mosaic-fears-moroccan-domination-of-us-phosphate-market
- Commodities: [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md), [Phosphate Rock](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PHOSROCK.md)

## Why it matters

If duties are imposed, US phosphate import costs would rise, supporting domestic DAP and MAP prices and tightening availability for US fertilizer buyers.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bullish ▲
- PHOSROCK: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 2020-07-09 | [US Fertilizer Giant Mosaic Files Complaint Against Moroccan Phosphate Imports \| Bladi.net](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52422-us-fertilizer-giant-mosaic-files-complaint-against-moroccan-phosphate-imports.md) | +0.2% | +8.4% |
| DAP | 2022-05-05 | [Moroccan Phosphate Exports Nearly Double, Reach $2.46 Billion in March](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41743-moroccan-phosphate-exports-nearly-double-reach-2-46-billion-in-march.md) | 0.0% | -12.2% |
| DAP | 2020-08-10 | [Phosphate prices up as Mosaic pushes for duties](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51543-phosphate-prices-up-as-mosaic-pushes-for-duties.md) | +3.4% | +11.1% |
| 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% |

## Sources

- moroccoworldnews.com: https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2020/06/68508/mosaic-fears-moroccan-domination-of-us-phosphate-market/

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