The Mosaic Company, the largest US phosphate fertilizer producer, has launched the nationwide campaign Ag Independence for America to help restore fair competition in the phosphate marketplace.
Ben Pratt, senior vice president for government and public affairs, says the campaign also highlights why Mosaic filed countervailing duties with the US Department of Commerce against phosphate producers from Russia and Morocco to highlight the unfair trade practices.
“What we allege, and the US Department of Commerce has issued a preliminary ruling that verifies our allegations, is that those companies have been getting subsidies from their governments that make the trade playing field unlevel,” he says.
