Producers could receive help to offset fertilizer prices
American farmers could receive additional support to help with higher input costs.
Speaking during an agricultural roundtable at Kuster Farms in Chippewa Walls, Wis., on June 5, President Trump indicated his staff is looking into fertilizer relief.
“We’re looking at something to take place of what’s happened because it’s artificial,” the president said. “What happened to (farmers) is artificial, with the energy and with the fertilizer, so we’re looking at something.”
Earlier in his speech, President Trump indicated farmers are “going to see some very good things over the next 90-day period.”
Multiple industry groups have asked the Trump administration for support related to fertilizer.
In April, for example, the National Association of Wheat Growers asked the International Trade Commission to revoke countervailing duties on phosphate fertilizers from Russia and Morocco.
As of June 8, these duties remain in place.
Trump also highlighted other ag measures during the roundtable.
He touted:
- His administration’s work on year-round E15
- The $12 billion Farmer Bridge Assistance Program
- Renewed ag trade commitments from China
- The permanent small business tax deduction
- The right to repair
- Repealing WOTUS
- A $1.2 billion increase in dairy exports