Potash market rebounds as low prices drive sales in Asia

The global potash market is rebounding from a decade of weakness as cheap prices for the crop nutrient help drive sales in India and China

Winnipeg (Canada): The global potash market is rebounding from a decade of weakness as cheap prices for the crop nutrient help to drive sales in India and China.

Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan Inc raised its global shipment forecast for the industry to 62 million to 65 million metric tonnes for 2017, up 1 million tonnes from an earlier projection.

A good monsoon and increased acreage will help to boost sales in India while exports to Latin America are poised to reach a record, the company said in a statement on Thursday as it unveiled better-than-expected second-quarter earnings.

Shipments to China, the largest market, are seen rising to as much as 16.5 million tonnes. Canpotex Ltd, the joint venture handling overseas potash sales for Potash Corp. and its two largest North American rivals, has said in the past week that shipments to China may climb 31% in 2017 and that it has signed supply contracts at prices $11 a tonne higher than those in 2016. Read more...

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