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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12785
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SECTORAL POLICIES / Agriculture

Copa and Cogeca call for anti-dumping measures targeting nitrogen fertilisers to end

On Monday, 6 September, the EU’s agricultural organisations and cooperatives (Copa and Cogeca) called for the suspension of anti-dumping taxes targeting imports from the main countries that produce urea-ammonium nitrate (UAN).

In Copa and Cogeca’s view, this measure is responsible for shortages and the price of fertiliser doubling on the market since 2017/2018.

This anti-dumping measure was launched in 2019 after a complaint from the EU fertiliser industry for reasons that are no...

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