MI HR0205

Urges U.S. Congress, federal agencies, and state departments to address fertilizer price increases and shortages affecting Michigan farmers

Identifies 2021 U.S. Department of Commerce tariffs on phosphate-based fertilizers from Morocco and other countries as a significant factor in rising fertilizer costs

Notes Michigan's agricultural industry contributes over $104.7 billion annually to the state economy with more than 800,000 workers managing nearly 10 million acres

Highlights the highly concentrated fertilizer manufacturing industry where one company controls 90 percent of U.S. phosphate production and another controls nearly half of urea production, limiting farmers' bargaining power

Directs transmission of resolution copies to the President of the U.S. Senate, Speaker of the House, Michigan's congressional delegation, U.S. Secretaries of Commerce and Agriculture, the International Trade Commission, and Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development