The European Commission proposed on 19 July to suspend customs duties on inputs used for the production of nitrogen fertilisers until the end of 2024. The aim of this proposal is to help alleviate the costs of fertiliser producers and farmers in the EU, in the context of the war in Ukraine.
The EU market for certain nitrogen fertiliser inputs is heavily dependent on imports from third countries, with Russia being the second largest supplier.
In 2021, the EU imported 2.9 million tonnes of...