Summary

Requires manufacturers and most wholesalers of nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, and fertilizer products to report weekly prices and quantities to USDA, and directs USDA to run a weekly retail fertilizer survey and publish summarized data on a public dashboard while protecting confidential business information. Cooperatives and non-manufacturer retailers are exempt from mandatory reporting but may report voluntarily; USDA must distinguish domestic and foreign sources, may analyze competitive effects, and must review reporting rules at least every two years.

Key Points

• Requires weekly price and quantity reporting by manufacturers and most wholesalers of nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, and fertilizer products.
• Exempts cooperatives and non-manufacturer retailers from mandatory reporting; both can report voluntarily and confidentially.
• USDA must run a weekly retail fertilizer survey and publish summarized findings on a public dashboard.
• Reported data must be categorized to show domestic versus foreign manufacturer/wholesaler sources.
• USDA may perform competitive effects analyses and must review reporting rules at least every two years.
• Confidential business information is to be protected and exempted from public disclosure under FOIA provisions as specified.
• The statute affirms that antitrust laws continue to apply and are not displaced by the reporting program.
• The law sets reporting frequency and data publication cadence (weekly) but does not specify funding or enforcement penalties in the provided text.

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