{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://mann.house.gov/media/press-releases/reps-mann-axne-sen-moran-lead-letter-combat-fertilizer-import-prices", "Reps. Mann, Axne, Sen. Moran Lead Letter to Combat Fertilizer Import Prices", "2022-03-18", "2022", "2022-03", "Republican", "House", "KS", "Tracey Mann", "M000871", "mann.house.gov", "mann", "https://mann.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representatives Tracey Mann (KS-01) and Cindy Axne (IA-03), and U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-KS) led 83 of their colleagues in sending a letter to the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) requesting it address the strain on the fertilizer supply by eliminating duties on phosphate fertilizer products imported from Morocco, and suspending the process to impose new duties on urea ammonium fertilizer from Trinidad and Tobago.\n\n\u201cFarmers are deciding what to plant not on market fundamentals, but on the cost of fertilizer,\u201d said Rep. Mann. \u201cThe conditions surrounding on-farm expenses in the United States have dramatically changed since the U.S. International Trade Commission\u2019s determinations to impose duties on fertilizer from Morocco and Trinidad and Tobago. Given the last several years\u2019 unprecedented volatility for farmers and ranchers, it is crucial America avoids imposing unnecessary duties that could further limit the fertilizer supply or raise its cost. My colleagues and I look forward to the ITC\u2019s immediate action.\u201d\n\n\u201cOne of the biggest concerns I\u2019ve been hearing lately from farmers is the sharp increase in fertilizer costs,\u201d said Rep. Axne. \u201cIowa growers are particularly affected and are facing increased stress and uncertainty. In fact, I\u2019ve even heard from producers considering planting less this spring. With record-high prices and uncertain future, I\u2019m hopeful the International Trade Commission will listen to the concerns expressed by the bipartisan group of Members and reconsider and suspend trade duties that have contributed to the price increases.\u201d\n\n\u201cSkyrocketing input costs, and particularly record-high fertilizer prices, are damaging Kansas farmers\u2019 ability to grow a crop and earn a living,\u201d said Sen. Moran. \u201cWith tight fertilizer supplies in the U.S., I am urging the administration to remove or suspend countervailing duties on fertilizer products from key suppliers. This commonsense solution would increase the availability of fertilizer products and provide needed relief for Kansas producers.\u201d\n\n\u201cASA is extremely concerned with the high price and availability of fertilizers,\u201d said Brad Doyle, President of the American Soybean Association. \u201cASA has steadily opposed the 19% duties that have been placed by the Commerce Department on imports of phosphate from Morocco and are opposing the ongoing investigation and potential imposition of tariffs on nitrogen fertilizer from Trinidad and Tobago. We are grateful to Representative Mann, Representative Axne, and Senator Moran for their leadership on this letter, and hope the International Trade Commission will heed this request and suspend these duties to provide much-needed relief to farmers. It is time for the tariffs to go.\u201d\n\n\u201cFertilizers and other inputs have been at an all-time high, and the war in Ukraine promises to drive up the price of products even more,\u201d said Iowa farmer and NCGA President Chris Edgington. \u201cFertilizers have become increasingly hard to secure and pay for because of tariffs or the threat of tariffs on imports.\u201d\n\nThe members write that eliminating these duties on fertilizer imports provides the most immediate opportunity for a near-term, partial remedy to the high costs of fertilizer facing U.S. farmers before the end of the 2022 planting season.\n\nClick here to read the full text of the letter.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T02:06:17Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://mann.house.gov/media/press-releases/reps-mann-axne-sen-moran-lead-letter-combat-fertilizer-import-prices"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.473412849009037, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}