President Trump issued June 29 a proclamation authorizing the suspension of certain antidumping and countervailing duties on phosphate fertilizer imported from Morocco. This suspension will remain in effect for eight months or until the president terminates an emergency (declared in the same proclamation) regarding the availability of sufficient supplies of fertilizers.
A White House fact sheet notes that U.S. production of phosphate fertilizer is currently insufficient to support domestic food production and that global supply chains for this product and its inputs have been disrupted due to events such as conflicts in producing regions and trade actions taken by major producing countries. Easing access to fertilizer from Morocco, a major supplier, is thus intended to “mitigate significant risks to food production, safeguard national security, and ensure a stable domestic food supply.”
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