# Temporary duties on fertiliser may hurt farmers

> Vietnam's temporary safeguard duty on DAP and MAP imports took effect August 19, set at VND1,855,790 (US$82) per tonne and running to March 2018. The Ministry of Industry and Trade says it will protect domestic producers, which can supply about 80% of local demand.

- Date: 2017-08-21 · published 2017-08-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Vietnam · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/69763-temporary-duties-on-fertiliser-may-hurt-farmers
- Commodities: [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md)

## Why it matters

The duty cuts import competition and lets domestic producers control supply, which raises DAP prices and farmers' production costs in Vietnam.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DAP | 2021-05-13 | [Mosaic Co. Sues for Higher Duties on Fertilizer Imports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47414-mosaic-co-sues-for-higher-duties-on-fertilizer-imports.md) | +1.0% | +6.5% |
| DAP | 2021-06-23 | [US Farmers Overpay for Fertilizers Due to Duties Imposed on Moroccan and Russian Phosphate Imports – Phosphate Price](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46910-us-farmers-overpay-for-fertilizers-due-to-duties-imposed-on-moroccan-and.md) | -0.6% | -1.4% |
| DAP | 2021-03-18 | [MARD asks to halt fertiliser exports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48427-mard-asks-to-halt-fertiliser-exports.md) | +0.5% | +1.9% |
| DAP | 2021-09-05 | [Fertiliser shortage hits paddy farmers in Andhra Pradesh - The Hindu](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45374-fertiliser-shortage-hits-paddy-farmers-in-andhra-pradesh-the-hindu.md) | +1.2% | +7.9% |
| DAP | 2024-01-29 | [February '24 Farmer Fertilizer Focus - Phosphates](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11965-february-24-farmer-fertilizer-focus-phosphates.md) | -1.7% | -1.3% |

## Sources

- bizhub.vietnamnews.vn: https://bizhub.vietnamnews.vn/temporary-duties-on-fertiliser-may-hurt-farmers-post288371.html

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