The United States suspends tariffs on phosphate fertilizer imports from Morocco.

The United States has temporarily suspended tariffs on phosphate fertilizer imports from Morocco, aiming to curb shortages of the product and support US producers, who have been facing severe shortages due to the war in the Middle East. The decision was announced yesterday (29) by the White House, but had already been signaled in March by White House economic advisor Kevin Hassett, after the outbreak of the conflict involving the US and Iran. "Global supply chains for phosphate fertilizers and their inputs, including imports of these products into the United States, have been severely impacted in recent months by conflicts in producing regions and by trade actions taken by major exporting countries," said US President Donald Trump in a statement. The suspension of tariffs will be valid for eight months or until the declared state of emergency is officially ended, whichever comes first.

This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.