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US farm groups call for end to phos duties

  • Mercados: Fertilizers
  • 23/03/26

Over 60 US grower associations and groups called for the end of countervailing duties (CVDs) on phosphate fertilizers in a recent letter to the Department of Commerce, arguing that allowing the CVDs to remain will further worsen domestic farmer economics that are being compounded by the Iran conflict.

Both national and state focused grower associations addressed Commerce in a letter on 20 March as the department conducts its five-year sunset review of the CVDs on US phosphate fertilizer imports from Morocco and Russia that have been in place since March 2021.

The letterargued that CVDs on phosphate imports limit supply options for US farmers, resulting in lower crop yields. The letter noted how 40pc of many US growers' operating costs went towards fertilizers in 2025, and that price increases of critical inputs affect planting decisions as well as the long-term viability and livelihoods of farmers.

US farmers often rely on fertilizer imports to fill the gaps in supply that cannot be entirely maintained by domestic production.

"The United States simply does not have sufficient domestic phosphate resources to meet agricultural demand on its own," the letter states. Access to reliable alternative sources of phosphates is critical to maintaining a competitive and resilient market, and when import duties substantially restrict that access, prices rise, the grower associations added.

Phosphate prices have been volatile in the past year after US president Donald Trump enacted import tariffs that deterred offshore suppliers from sending shipments to the US. Though these tariffs were lifted in November 2025, the closing of the strait of Hormuz resulting from the US/Israel war with Iran has again cut off supply options for US buyers.

Since the start of the Iran conflict, Nola DAP prices have increased by $49/st to $665/st fob Nola as of last week, while Nola MAP prices have increased by about $38/st to $710/st fob. In comparison, Nola DAP and MAP prices averaged roughly from $605-610/st fob heading into March 2025.

The CVDs on Moroccan and Russian phosphate imports have left the US without supply from the two major exporters that do not rely on the strait of Hormuz, making the US particularly vulnerable to the disruption of traffic through the waterway ahead of the spring and fall seasons, depending on how long the ongoing conflict continues.

The sunset review of the CVDs began earlier this month and could last at least 360 days if not expedited.


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