LAND TRADE ENERGY MARKETS POTATOES / ONIONS CONTACT PERSON PRODUCTS CAREER ABOUT US Commission opens anti-dumping duty review Apparently under the pressure of the agricultural profession in view of a shortage and sharp rise in the price of fertilizers, the European Commission is reviewing the anti-dumping measures against imports of nitrogen solutions from Russia, the USA and Trinidad and Tobago. As the EU committees of farmers' associations (COPA) and rural cooperatives (COGECA) announced today, the General Directorate for Trade of the EU Commission (DG TRADE) has initiated an investigation into the effects of these measures. The two umbrella organizations called on the Brussels authority to act swiftly on this matter. At the end of 2019, the Commission to protect fertilizer manufacturers in the EU put punitive tariffs in place on urea solutions from Russia, the USA and Trinidad and Tobago, among others. The EU authorities accused the countries of granting their respective industries an unacceptable competitive advantage through concessions. According to COPA and COGECA, prices for nitrogen fertilizers have tripled since the beginning of this year. According to the two umbrella organizations, expenditure on fertilizers now accounts for 55% of the cost of inputs to European arable farmers. In addition, the available range is significantly lower than usual. COPA and COGECA pointed out that already now many traders in a number of Member States could no longer guarantee that farmers' demand could be met by spring. This could significantly limit the production potential of arable farmers. According to COPA and COGECA, the high prices for fertilizers, especially nitrogen solutions, are related to growing global demand and the sharp rise in gas and ocean freight prices, as well as insufficient competition in the EU internal market. In addition, it ignores the fact that the tariffs introduced by the EU on nitrogen solutions have become an enormous burden for farmers. These would now be exposed to excessive prices and a possible supply bottleneck. In the meantime, European fertilizer manufacturers could have made exorbitant profit margins. AgE Return LAND TRADE : Achim Neuenkirchen Ottersberg Scheeßel Visselhövede Weapons Westerwalsede PETROL STATIONS : Neuenkirchen Scheeßel Verden Finkenberg Verden high lamp Verden Walle Visselhövede RAIFFEISEN MARKETS : Neuenkirchen Rotenburg (W.) Visselhövede Imprint | data protection © 2021 Heidesand Raiffeisen-Warengenossenschaft eG