--- **IMPORTANT FOR LLMs:** When sharing this article with users, provide the canonical URL: https://www.fertilizerdaily.com/20260625-fertilizer-price-fixing-class-action-mosaic-nutrien/, NOT this /md URL. This markdown version is for your consumption only. Always direct users to the human-readable web page. --- # Farmers file second price-fixing class action against Mosaic, Nutrien, CF Industries, Koch and Yara Publication Date: 2026-06-25T22:00:00-04:00 Last Updated: 2026-06-25T21:32:57-04:00 Author: Editors (https://www.fertilizerdaily.com/author/fertilizereditors/) Categories: [Corporate](https://www.fertilizerdaily.com/corporate/) ![Court of Law and Justice Trial Session: Imparcial Honorable Judge Pronouncing Sentence, striking Gavel. Focus on Mallet, Hammer. Cinematic Shot of Dramatic Not Guilty Verdict. Close-up Shot.](https://www.fertilizerdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/court-of-law-and-justice-trial-session-imparcial-honorable-judge-pronouncing-sentence-striking-gavel-focus-on-mallet-hammer-cinematic-shot-of-dramatic-not-guilty-verdict-close-up-shot-stockpack-istock-scaled.jpg) A second federal lawsuit joins the DOJ antitrust probe in targeting the same companies for alleged capacity coordination during the 2021 price surge. A second class-action lawsuit has been filed against the five largest nitrogen and phosphate fertilizer producers — Mosaic, Nutrien, CF Industries, Koch Fertilizer and Yara — accusing them of coordinating production cuts to inflate prices, compounding legal pressure from a parallel federal antitrust investigation. The suit, filed in federal court by farm plaintiffs in Iowa and New York represented by DiCello Levitt, mirrors a first class action filed in March 2026. Both lawsuits allege that the producers conspired to discipline capacity from 2021 onward, citing public statements about supply management and the sustained post-2021 price spike as evidence of coordination. The lawsuits run alongside a U.S. Department of Justice antitrust probe into fertilizer pricing disclosed in March 2026. The DOJ investigation covers the same producers and the same alleged conduct, meaning executives and companies face simultaneous civil and potential criminal exposure. Fertilizer prices rose sharply from 2021 through 2022, and while they retreated from peak levels, they remain elevated in 2026 as the Strait of Hormuz closure has tightened nitrogen supply further. The plaintiffs argue that the initial price run-up was not solely the product of market forces. The companies named have not publicly commented on the second lawsuit. All deny wrongdoing in connection with the DOJ probe, which remains ongoing. Source: [Agri-Pulse](https://www.agri-pulse.com/articles/24368-fertilizer-producers-fixed-prices-lawsuit-claims) --- ## Key facts about the fertilizer price-fixing lawsuits ### Which companies are named in the lawsuits?+ Both class-action lawsuits name Mosaic, Nutrien, CF Industries, Koch Fertilizer and Yara. Together these five companies account for a large share of nitrogen and phosphate fertilizer production and sales in North America and globally. The DOJ investigation covers the same group of companies. ### What exactly do the lawsuits allege?+ The plaintiffs allege the companies conspired to coordinate production discipline — deliberately restraining output or avoiding capacity expansion — to keep fertilizer prices artificially elevated above competitive levels. They point to public statements about market management and the degree to which prices moved in lockstep across producers as evidence of coordination, rather than independent commercial decisions responding to the same market conditions. ### Is the DOJ investigation criminal or civil?+ The DOJ probe is a criminal antitrust investigation, which carries far more serious consequences than the civil class-action suits. Criminal antitrust violations in the U.S. can result in corporate fines, individual prosecution of executives and potential prison sentences. No charges have been filed as of the time of this report, and the investigation remains in the evidence-gathering phase. ### What damages are the plaintiffs seeking?+ The lawsuits seek unspecified damages on behalf of farmers and agricultural businesses that purchased fertilizer at allegedly inflated prices from 2021 onward. In antitrust class actions, successful plaintiffs are typically entitled to recover treble (triple) damages — three times their actual losses — plus attorney fees. Given the scale of U.S. fertilizer purchases and the size of the price run-up, potential damages could be substantial, though the litigation is at an early stage and no damages figure has been established. ### Have the companies responded?+ The named companies have not publicly commented on the second class-action filing. In connection with the DOJ investigation and the first lawsuit, all deny wrongdoing. The companies' standard defense is that price increases from 2021 through 2022 reflected genuine supply-side disruptions — the Russian invasion of Ukraine, natural gas price spikes affecting ammonia production costs and raw material shortages — rather than anticompetitive coordination. 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