More than 80 lawmakers appeal to ITC to end duties on fertilizer

Citing rising costs that are straining American farmers, a bipartisan group of lawmakers is asking the U.S. International Trade Commission to end import duties on Moroccan fertilizer and refrain from imposing them on other foreign suppliers. Reps. Cindy Axne (D-IA) and Tracey Mann (R-KS) and Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS) led more than 80 lawmakers in sending a March 17 letter to ITC Chair Jason Kearns calling on the ITC to provide relief to farmers struggling with the high costs of...