The Commerce Department will delay the preliminary determination in the countervailing duty (CVD) investigation of imports of phosphate fertilizer from Morocco and Russia until no later than November 23, with a final determination to follow within 75 days.
The original preliminary determination deadline was September 21, but law allows for a delay if Commerce determines it is needed or the petitioner in the case makes a timely request to postpone the preliminary determination.
The petitioner — The Mosaic Company — submitted its request August 20, saying “additional time is needed for {Commerce} to analyze fully the questionnaire responses, issue supplemental questionnaires as appropriate, and prepare an accurate preliminary determination.”