EU fertilizer lobby seeks tariff hike on Russian urea, to stop distortive imports ‘financing war machine’
By Joanna Sopinska ( July 11, 2024, 14:53 GMT | Insight) -- EU fertilizer makers have said they want the bloc to increase tariffs on imports of Russian urea, to put a stop to sales that are helping to finance Russia’s war in Ukraine. The sector lobby says such a move would also help to limit EU countries’ increasingly alarming dependence on distortive imports of Russian fertilizers, which are undercutting domestic production.EU fertilizer makers have said they want the bloc to increase tariffs on imports of Russian urea, to put a stop to sales that are helping to finance Russia’s war in Ukraine. The sector lobby says such a move would also help to limit EU countries’ increasingly alarming dependence on distortive imports of Russian fertilizers, which are undercutting domestic production....
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