# Commissioner Hogan’s Intervention on Questionable Fertiliser Business Practices Welcome – Healy - Irish Farmers' Association

> The Irish Farmers' Association welcomed EU Commissioner Phil Hogan's request that Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager act on questionable business practices in the EU fertilizer market. The request follows the recent imposition of temporary anti-dumping duties on certain non-EU UAN imports. The IFA cited an IFPRI study finding EU farmers pay among the highest mineral fertilizer prices in the world.

- Date: 2019-05-12 · published 2019-05-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region EU · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/59041-commissioner-hogan-s-intervention-on-questionable-fertiliser-business-practices
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md), [Potash (KCl)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/POTASH.md), [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md)

## Why it matters

A competition probe into EU fertilizer pricing could change market structure and pricing behavior, though its near-term effect on prices is uncertain. Buyers in Europe should monitor any regulatory outcome.

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## Sources

- ifa.ie: https://www.ifa.ie/policy-areas/commissioner-hogans-intervention-on-questionable-fertiliser-business-practices-welcome-healy/

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