Fertilizer Research Act of 2025
Fertilizer Research Act of 2025
Plain Language Summary
# Fertilizer Research Act of 2025 Summary **What the Bill Does:** The Fertilizer Research Act of 2025 would require the U.S. Department of Agriculture to create and publish a comprehensive report on the American fertilizer industry. The report would examine how fertilizer industry conditions affect crop prices farmers receive, track the fertilizer market's size and value over the past 25 years, analyze imported fertilizer and the impact of trade duties on prices, study how concentrated the fertilizer market is among companies, review regulations affecting fertilizer production and use, and evaluate how transparent fertilizer price information is for buyers. **Who It Affects:** This bill would primarily impact farmers and agricultural producers who depend on fertilizer to grow crops, as the report could reveal whether market conditions are fairly priced.
Fertilizer manufacturers, importers, and distributors would also be affected, as the analysis could inform future policy decisions. Consumers indirectly benefit from any insights that help stabilize food production costs. **Current Status:** The bill was introduced by Representative Ashley Hinson (R-Iowa) in the 119th Congress and is currently in committee, meaning it has not yet been debated or voted on by the full House of Representatives.
CRS Official Summary
Fertilizer Research Act of 2025This bill directs the Department of Agriculture to publish on the department's website a report on the U.S. fertilizer industry. Among other things, the report must includea description of the impacts on the fertilizer industry that influence the prices that agricultural producers receive for their products;a description of the size and value of the U.S. fertilizer market over the previous 25 years;a description of the importation of fertilizer into the United States and the impacts that antidumping and countervailing duties have on retail fertilizer prices;a study of market concentration of the U.S. fertilizer industry;an assessment of the regulatory environment governing fertilizer production, distribution, and usage; anda description of the extent to which current public price reporting of fertilizer is transparent for market participants and recommendations on whether further reporting is needed.
Latest Action
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.