The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) voted August 7 that there is a “reasonable indication that a U.S. industry is materially injured by reason of imports of phosphate fertilizers that are allegedly subsidized by the governments of Morocco and Russia.”
The USITC decision means that the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) will continue its countervailing duty investigations concerning imports of these products from Morocco and Russia.
DOC is due to make its preliminary determinations on or about September 21.
Some weighed in with the USITC on the impacts that duties could have on farmer, citing potentially higher costs for a key crop input in the coming growing season. However, the request for the investigation was filed by fertilizer producer Mosaic based on the contention that the imports were negatively impact that company.
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