Fertilizer Research Act of 2025
Fertilizer Research Act of 2025
Plain Language Summary
# Fertilizer Research Act of 2025 - Plain Language Summary **What the Bill Would Do** If passed, this bill would require the U.S. Department of Agriculture to publish a comprehensive report analyzing the American fertilizer industry. The report would examine how fertilizer production and pricing affect farmers' income, track the size and value of the U.S. fertilizer market over the past 25 years, and investigate how imported fertilizers and trade duties impact retail prices.
It would also assess how concentrated the fertilizer market is (whether a few companies dominate it), review regulations affecting the industry, and evaluate how transparent fertilizer price information currently is to farmers and other buyers. **Who It Affects and Current Status** This bill primarily affects farmers and agricultural producers who rely on fertilizer to grow crops, as well as fertilizer manufacturers and distributors. The report could inform future policy decisions about agriculture and trade. Sponsored by Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), the bill is currently in committee, meaning it hasn't yet been debated or voted on by the full Senate. The bill is largely informational in nature—it doesn't immediately change laws or regulations, but rather gathers data that Congress could use to make future decisions about the fertilizer industry.
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
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.