Under the presidential emergency declaration, phosphate fertilizer imported from Morocco will no longer face tariffs for up to eight months or until the emergency declaration is terminated.<\/p>\n
“The proclamation declares an emergency regarding threats to the availability of sufficient supplies of fertilizers to meet America\u2019s agricultural demand,” the declaration stated.\u00a0<\/p>\n
“This proclamation will ensure that American farmers have access to a sufficient and timely supply of phosphate fertilizers in the near term to mitigate any significant risks to the domestic food supply.”<\/p>\n
IN TEXAS CATTLE COUNTRY, ONE RANCHER WELCOMES TRUMP’S FOCUS ON DECADES OF THIN MARGINS<\/a><\/p>\n President Donald Trump is pausing tariffs on Moroccan phosphate fertilizer imports. (Al Drago\/Getty Images \/ Getty Images)<\/p>\n The document cited recent overseas conflicts and trade disputes as factors that have disrupted global supply chains<\/a> and affected access to critical fertilizers needed by U.S. farmers.<\/p>\n “President Trump believes that American farmers must maintain reliable access to key fertilizers to mitigate significant risks to food production, safeguard national security, and ensure a stable domestic food supply,” the declaration stated.<\/p>\n The tariff suspension is considered a short-term measure as the administration works with American companies to expand domestic fertilizer production and reduce the nation\u2019s reliance on foreign suppliers.\u00a0<\/p>\n SMART POLICY AND CHEAPER EGGS: TRUMP-ROLLINS TEAM GOOD FOR FARMERS AND US CONSUMERS<\/a><\/p>\n A farmer drives a tractor in a field with yellow flowers along Limekiln Lane in Caernarvon Township on Thursday afternoon, May 27, 2021.\u00a0 (Ben Hasty\/MediaNews Group\/Reading Eagle via Getty Images \/ Getty Images)<\/p>\n The declaration is one of several actions Trump has taken to “support American farmers and drive prices down for hardworking families,” according to the White House fact sheet.\u00a0<\/p>\n The White House highlighted the president\u2019s Working Families Tax Cuts Act<\/a>, saying the law provided “historic relief” to farmers by allowing them to write off new equipment costs, creating a permanent 20% tax deduction for small businesses, and letting farmers delay\u00a0capital gains taxes when selling farmland to another farmer.<\/p>\n “President Trump\u2019s Working Families Tax Cuts Act delivered historic relief to American farmers: Made the virtual elimination of the death tax permanent, benefiting more than 2 million family farms,” it said.\u00a0<\/p>\n TRUMP TO UNLEASH $12B FARM RESCUE AS CHINA TRADE RESET HITS US GROWERS<\/a><\/p>\n A worker fuels a tractor while tilling a field on April 2, 2026, in Rocky Hill, Connecticut. (Mark Mirko\/Connecticut Public via Getty Images \/ Getty Images)<\/p>\n In February 2026, Trump invoked the Defense Production Act to protect the U.S. supply of elemental phosphorus, a critical material used in both farming and military equipment.<\/p>\n In June 2026, Trump signed an executive order aimed at accelerating the development of agricultural technologies<\/a> and strengthening the nation\u2019s food security.\u00a0<\/p>\n![\"The](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/donald-trump-tariffs.jpg\")
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