EU Opens Anti-Dumping Probe Into Fertilizer Imports From Russia

The European Union opened an investigation into urea imports from Russia after fertilizer producers in the bloc complained the shipments undercut market prices.

Lobby group Fertilizers Europe alleged Russian exporters are benefiting from “artificially low, state-fixed pricing for natural gas,” a key feedstock for urea production. It said that’s allowing them to outprice EU rivals, according to a notice announcing the anti-dumping proceedings.

Russia remains one of the biggest exporters of urea to the EU, particularly after the loss of Russian gas shipments forced many European fertilizer plants to close. That dependency has sparked concerns that Moscow could squeeze supply ...