Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) pleaded with President Trump to exempt potash from the tariffs he is placing on imports from Canada.
“Biden inflation increase the input cost to farming by 20 percent [including] particularly high prices on fertilizer,” Grassley posted Monday to the social platform X. “So I plead [with] President Trump to exempt potash from the tariff because family farmers get most of our potash from Canada.”
Potash is a key component of fertilizers. It’s a source of potassium that plays a critical role in crop growth and yield quality.
Trump signed executive orders over the weekend imposing 25 percent tariffs on Canada and Mexico, along with a 10 percent tariff on China.
The order has plunged the U.S. into a trade war with its largest trading partners, leaving businesses bracing for the economic impact.
Trump defended the tariffs Sunday, even as he acknowledged there may be “some pain” caused by them.
The moves drew a swift response from Canada, which initially ordered tariffs of 25 percent on American imports starting Tuesday, including beverages, cosmetics and paper products.
Multiple Canadian provinces have responded with plans to remove American alcohol from store shelves. And Ontario’s premier said he’s “ripping up” a contract between his province and Elon Musk’s Starlink internet service.
Trump and Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum reached an agreement Monday to delay the Mexican tariffs for at least a month.
The Hill has reached out to the White House for comment.
