Articles Tagged with ''phosphate''

USDA fertilizer grant program eyed to fund expansion of domestic production

04/27/22 6:37 AM By Steve Davies

Fertilizer prices were already soaring due to weather and supply chain shocks exacerbated by the COVID pandemic before Russia invaded Ukraine in February, leading USDA to announce a $250 million investment in new U.S. production capacity. The question is how much impact that funding can have.

The Moroccan game plan to recapture the US fertilizer market

03/23/22 6:37 AM By Bill Tomson

Barges full of Moroccan phosphate that arrive in New Orleans are still moving up the Mississippi River, but that fertilizer isn’t for U.S. farmers. Countervailing duties the U.S. slapped on Moroccan phosphate giant OCP last year make that impossible, so the much-needed farm input is going to Canada instead.

Senate Ag Republicans push for potash, phosphate designation

12/15/21 6:10 AM By Spencer Chase

A handful of GOP members of the Senate Ag Committee are asking the Biden administration to list a pair of key agricultural inputs as critical minerals.

Court to weigh farm entreaty on fertilizer tariffs

11/24/21 1:10 PM By Bill Tomson

The U.S. Court of International Trade has agreed to take into consideration arguments by five major U.S. farm groups against a decision this year by the U.S. International Trade Commission to allow tariffs to be placed on phosphate fertilizer imports from Morocco and Russia.

ITC clears the way for duties on phosphate imports

03/11/21 3:01 PM By Bill Tomson

The U.S. International Trade Commission ruled Thursday that U.S. phosphate fertilizer companies are “materially injured” by imports from Morocco and Russia, a decision that assures the Commerce Department will begin levying steep duties.

Daybreak March 3: Vilsack’s goal: Address impact of racism

03/03/21 10:00 AM By Philip Brasher, Ben Nuelle, Steve Davies, and Bill Tomson

In an interview with Agri-Pulse, Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack said he’s open to helping aspiring Black farmers acquire the acreage they need by tapping federal land holdings. Vilsack made clear that his goal as secretary is to address the impact of a legacy of discrimination against minority farmers. It’s no longer an issue of just compensating producers who were the victims of discrimination themselves.

Fate of phosphate duties will fall to Biden administration

01/20/21 5:35 AM By Bill Tomson

Farmers are paying more for the phosphate fertilizer they need as foreign and domestic producers fight for public opinion on whether the U.S. government should punish imports of the valuable crop production input with duties.

Daybreak Dec 15: Leaders look to wrap up stimulus

12/15/20 10:00 AM By Philip Brasher, Steve Davies, Bill Tomson, and Ben Nuelle

Time is running short for congressional leaders to announce a deal on a coronavirus relief package, but there continues to be some signs of progress.

Nutrien reports strong 3rd-quarter revenue, takes phosphate writedown

11/04/20 5:35 AM By Steve Davies

Nutrien reported a third-quarter loss of $1.03 per share primarily related to an $823 million writedown of its phosphate assets, compared to earnings of $141 million for the same quarter a year ago, but otherwise had a good quarter, the company said.

Opinion: Don't make America's farmers pawns in game of crony capitalism

07/30/20 11:35 AM By Bob Young

In this opinion piece, Bob Young discusses the actions taken by The Mosaic Company in asking the Department of Commerce and the International Trade Commission to investigate imports of phosphate from Morocco and Russia and how corporate interests could have a negative impact on farmers.

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Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: Dec. 20, 2024: Todd Van Hoose on Farm Credit System, farm economy

The Farm Credit System has experienced many changes in recent decades to better support rural America. Todd Van Hoose, retiring president and CEO of the Farm Credit Council, discussed the viability of lenders in 2025 and looked back at a historic farm bill advocacy push. Christy Seyfert will succeed Van Hoose in January.

Then, The Russell Group’s Jessica Schulken and John Weber from Monument Advocacy discuss the potential impacts of DOGE and what influence RFK Jr. may have on the food and agriculture industries.

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