Legislation would help combat record high fertilizer prices

U.S. Senator Roger Marshall and Congressman Tracey Mann of Kansas have introduced The Emergency Relief From Duties Act to help combat rising fertilizer prices.

The bills, introduced in the Senate and House, would create a pathway for emergency waivers for duties on fertilizers by the U.S. International Trade Commission.

Kansas Corn Growers Association CEO Greg Krissek says it would help address duties on inputs.

“If such a duty or tariff existed, the federal government would, in a time of emergency, waive that duty or tariff for a year in order to allow ag producers to have better access to that product and more likely access at a lower price,” he says.

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