# Farmers to pay the price of Trump's tariff measures as fertilisers costs soar- Moneycontrol.com

> Fertiliser costs in India have risen, with DAP and muriate of potash up 24-27 percent year over year. A recent safeguard duty hike on phosphoric acid imports from the US to 20 percent is cited as a factor, alongside a weaker rupee raising import costs.

- Date: 2018-06-26 · published 2018-06-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region India · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/64827-farmers-to-pay-the-price-of-trump-s-tariff-measures-as-fertilisers-costs-soar
- 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 phosphate and potash costs raise production expenses for crops and may tighten fertiliser supply in India, supporting prices for these inputs. The trade measure and currency weakness reinforce upward pressure on import costs.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bullish ▲
- POTASH: bullish ▲
- USDINR: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 2021-05-06 | [Will fertiliser prices fall in the middle of this month?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7726-will-fertiliser-prices-fall-in-the-middle-of-this-month.md) | +1.8% | +6.6% |
| DAP | 2025-08-22 | [European farmers facing higher costs after EU tariffs on Russian fertiliser imports \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23256-european-farmers-facing-higher-costs-after-eu-tariffs-on-russian-fertiliser.md) | -0.2% | -2.8% |
| DAP | 2021-10-05 | [Farmers face fertiliser shortages, higher prices after China export ban \| VIC](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5913-farmers-face-fertiliser-shortages-higher-prices-after-china-export-ban-vic.md) | 0.0% | +3.3% |
| 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% |

## Sources

- moneycontrol.com: https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/india/farmers-to-pay-the-price-of-trumps-tariff-measures-as-fertilisers-costs-soar-2634251.html

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