# Farmers to pay the price of tariff fight with Trump  - The HinduBusinessLine

> India has raised the import duty on phosphoric acid from the US to 20 percent from 5 percent as retaliation in the trade dispute with Washington. DAP and MoP retail prices have risen 18-20 percent since January, and phosphoric acid is around $730 a tonne.

- Date: 2018-06-25 · published 2018-06-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region India · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/64450-farmers-to-pay-the-price-of-tariff-fight-with-trump-the-hindubusinessline
- Commodities: [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md), [Potash (KCl)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/POTASH.md), [Indian Rupee (INR per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDINR.md)

## Why it matters

Higher duties and rising phosphate and potash costs raise Indian fertiliser input costs for farmers, which can cut application and affect crop demand for feed grains. The rupee's 7 percent fall since January adds to import costs.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bullish ▲
- POTASH: bullish ▲
- USDINR: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DAP | 2024-10-08 | [MP and Punjab: Lower DAP import feared to be behind shortage - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28182-mp-and-punjab-lower-dap-import-feared-to-be-behind-shortage-the.md) | +0.9% | +4.1% |
| DAP | 2025-06-22 | [Fertilisers import by India dips 44% in May, expected higher in June  - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24147-fertilisers-import-by-india-dips-44-in-may-expected-higher-in-june-the.md) | +0.7% | +3.8% |
| DAP | 2025-09-06 | [India navigating a shifting landscape: The impact of US tariffs on the global fertiliser market - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22780-india-navigating-a-shifting-landscape-the-impact-of-us-tariffs-on-the-global.md) | -0.3% | -3.5% |
| DAP | 2025-08-28 | [Tariffs Squeeze Trump-Loving Farmers as Fertilizer Prices Soar - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23254-tariffs-squeeze-trump-loving-farmers-as-fertilizer-prices-soar-bloomberg.md) | -2.6% | -2.6% |
| DAP | 2025-02-18 | [India’s fertilizers imports double in January; sales too surge    - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26374-india-s-fertilizers-imports-double-in-january-sales-too-surge-the.md) | +0.4% | +2.3% |

## Sources

- thehindubusinessline.com: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/farmers-to-pay-the-price-of-tariff-fight-with-trump/article62294479.ece

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