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Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 12/08/2020 10:51:33 PM The following is a copy of the content of the website https://www.standwithusfarmers.com/ distributed by Fleishman-Hillard Inc. on behalf of OCP S.A. (together with its affiliates "OCP Group"). Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 12/08/2020 10:51:33 PM Stand with TAKE ACTION US. FARMERS LEARN MORE OPPOSING TARIFFS ON FERTILIZERS RESOURCES U.S. FARMERS ARE AT RISK. Join the fight to protect farmers' access to high-quality fertilizers. / / * i ! / / ( * * . i f i ^ Learn More Take Action Now ft % # <* * it * . ii w M' 4’ f il I! V fi w JF' JP i tin.1I . m , T' .. » STAND WITH U.S. FARMERS. OPPOSE TARIFFS ON FERTILIZERS. Farmers already face challenges as they struggle to survive a six-year downturn. The last thing they need Is a limited supply of fertilizers and increased costs. * A recent development in Washington D.C. poses a threat to farmers and the agriculture industry. The U.S. Department of Commerce has announced preliminary countervailing duties (i.e. tariffs) of 23.46% on imports of phosphate fertilizer from Morocco. The Mosaic Ccmoanv the sacand Iarae3tmhpscl7rat® tertitiseMDrortacer ip the worid, asked.thi “PSSMiWMti ditii^hBreooi crpotenwa ny snutrtjppetr 12/08 1:33 PM and hand them a near monopoly in the U.S. This will hurt countless farmers by reducing choice and supply, and increasing the cost of critical fertilizers. Criticism has been swift and broad across the agriculture sector. Elected officials and a growing list of voices are strongly expressing their opposition to Mosaic's petition. The last thing farmers should have to worry about is the risk of a diminished fertilizer supply and unnecessary cost increases due to the actions of a single company. Join us and voice your opposition today 1 SENATOR JOHN CORNYN (TX) “It is especially important during this downturn in the agricultural economy < to avoid imposing unnecessary duties that will limit fertilizer supply options > and raise the cost of production for farmers Farmers Retailers & Producers Consumers Farmers are already hurting. The last thing they need is a limited supply of fertilizers and increased costs. Farmers face challenges and volatility and are already struggling with a wave of bankruptcies, trying to survive a six \ year downturn. The imposition of duties on imported phosphate fertilizers will only exacerbate their challenges, resulting in cost increases and supply issues. For an average farmer, fertilizer can represent 15% of their costs. Increases in the cost of fertilizer could be the difference between profit and loss for farmers — threatening the viability of their J business and their ability to remain competitive in global markets. HAVE YOUR VOICE HEARD TODAY. STAND WITH U.S. FARMERS. Stand with U.S. Farmers U.S. farmers are at risk of losing access to critically important phosphate fertUiae/st wWd'woutfdihriiteu eSIfion mraT2/O8/2O201610:51:33 PM In June, the Mosaic Company fifed a petition seeking the imposition of duties on some of their competitors' products. Effective December l, 2020, the U.S. Department of Commerce announced that preliminary duties of 23.46% will be imposed on Moroccan phosphate fertilizers whiie they investigate. Phosphate fertilizers are an indispensable input for farmers for producing corn, city and state soybeans, cotton, wheat, fruits and vegetables, and other crops. Levying a duty not required on these imports will reduce the supply of phosphate fertilizers available in the U.5., increasing costs, lowering cropyiesds and potentially reducing agricultural production putting U.S. farmers at a disadvantage in world markets. Send me periodic text A final decision is due by April 1. Please Stand with U.S. farmers and urge the essages about this campaign. U.S. government to deny the Mosaic petition and reject the imposition of countervailing duties. Farmers and U.S. agriculture as a whole will only suffer if one company is handed a near-monopoly on these essential products. Q Send me email: thi: campaign l am 3; * t i r. c irK l C 2020, All rights reserved. Subject to Privacy Policy, Stand with U.S. FARMERS LEARN MORE RESOURCES PRIVACY POLICY TAKE ACTION This material is distributed by Fleishman-Hillard Inc. on behalf of OCP S.A, Additional information about Fleishman-Hillard's work for OCP S,A. is available at the Department of Justice, Washington, D C. Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 12/08/2020 10:51:33 PM STAND FOR AMERICAN AGRICULTURE American farmers could lose access to fertilizer, raising costs for everyone. Farmers Retailers & Producers Consumers A limited fertilizer supply affects the entire agriculture industry, impacting countless businesses that support American food production. Mosaic could achieve a near monopoly in the U.S. market if r, substantial duties are imposed, forcing competitors out. Other domestic and foreign fertilizer producers would have difficulty filling the supply gap for months, perhaps years, i potentially disrupting the entire U.S. agriculture sector. With diminished fertilizer supply, crop yields could fall, production of agricultural goods could be reduced, and U.S. agricultural sufficiency could Pe undermined putting U.S. agriculture at a disadvantage in world markets. Received bv NSD/FARA Registration Unit 12/08/2020 10:51:33 PM Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 12/08/2020 10:51:33 PM STAND FOR AMERICAN AGRICULTURE American farmers could lose access to fertilizer, raising costs for everyone. Farmers Retailers & Producers Consumers Even consumers and grocery stores could feel the impact ti U lAJ of increased fertilizer costs. c Throughout the- worldwide coronavir us pandemic, consumers have dealt with a limited supply of groceries and increased food prices. Farmers, grocers and food producers worked to - A increase the stability of the food supply and the safety of their employees, white also adjusting to major shifts in demand as restaurants shuttered and grocery store needs grew. If substantial duties are imposed on phosphate fertilizers — an essential element for the growth of corn, rice, wheat and soy % then the cost of nearly every item on grocery store shelves could increase, hurting consumers that are just oeg inning to heal from this crisis. Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 12/08/2020 10:51:33 PM Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 12/08/2020 10:51:33 PM USA Rice < "[The price of phosphate fertilizer] can be the difference between profit and > loss for our grower members." Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 12/08/2020 10:51:33 PM SENATOR JOHN BOOZMAN (AR) In a joint letter to the International Trade Commission "The decrease in fertilizer prices, which has been driven by market forces, has been helpful to U.S. farmers and does not warrant intervention into the market by imposing duties that will have long term consequences." Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 12/08/2020 10:51:33 PM Agricultural Retailers Association < "Granting this petition will very likely limit fertilizer supply options for > America's farmers and ranchers and increase their input costs." Received by NSD/FARA Reaistration Unit 12/08/2020 10:51:33 PM Stand with U.S. FARMERS LEARN MORE v OPPOSING TARIFFS ON FERTILIZERS RESOURCES v- TAKE ACTION - Received by NSD/FARA Regiistra /2020 10:51:33 PM America's hard-working farmers are vital contributors to the U.S. economy. American farmers are the most productive in the world, producing food to feed our families and people across the globe. Key to their productivity is their smart and sustainable use of fertilizers to increase their crop yields. Now their reliable and affordable access to phosphate fertilizers is threatened. 20% The Mosaic Company, the second largest phosphate fertilizer producer in the world, filed of fertilizers in a petition in June with the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) and international Trade Commission (USITC) asking for an investigation into imports from certain countries and the U.S. seeking the imposition of heavy duties (tariffs) on those imports. are phosphate based, according to a 2015 Effective December T 2020, the U.S. Department of Commerce announced a preliminary EPA Agricultural Fertilizer duty of 23.46% will oe imposed on imports of phosphate fertilizer from Morocco. It also study. imposed duties on Russian impons. That decision could change in the final investigation stage of the process. But if substantial final duties are imposed, critical sources of imported supply could be shut out of the U.S. market and Mosaic could gain a near monopoly over phosphate fertilizer supply in America. increased duties could put farmers largely at the mercy of one single company for their phosphate fertilizer needs. (n fact, Mosaic already controls over 74% of the American phosphate fertilizer production. Mosaic's petition is an attempt to increase their already enormous market power. With Mosaic already controls imports from key producing countries shut out, Mosaic alone likely wouldn't be able to meet the demand of U.S. farmers, who are already struggling to recover from the impacts more than of COVID 19 on the economy. Phosphorus is an essential and irreplaceable element in all plant, animal and human life 2/3 and phosphorus-rich fertilizers are critical to farm productivity. Given that the average of the American fertilizer grower allots nearly 15% of their entire budget to fertilizer alone, reduced supply and production, according to increased costs for this vital nutrient could seriously hurt American farmers. Mosaic's own USITC petition. Farmers are already struggling. Agricultural products have faced year-after-year of falling prices, while investment and input costs keep rising. Despite the current administration's infusion of $33 billion in aid, farmers wilt continue to struggle with profitability.