The potash market is primarily controlled by Canpotex and Belarusian Potash Company (BPC). Canpotex is the marketing arm for North American potash producers, responsible for negotiating the long term contracts with potash consumers such as China and India.
Read the full article: "Potash Pricing"
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
While higher grain prices are a positive for potash producer shares, the overall near term outlook for the sector is bleak; at least according to Goldman Sachs.
Read the full article: "Goldman Predicts Tough Times Ahead for Potash"
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
It will take a change in the fundamentals of the potash market before producers will see an increase in share value. After a strong start to 2010, fertilizer consumption fizzled in the second quarter.
Read the full article: "Potash Sales Fizzle in Second Quarter"
Wednesday, July 7, 2010
Potash producers continue to struggle in today’s economic climate. Analysts are confident in the long-term health of the sector, but in the short-term pressure will remain.
Read the full article: "Potash Miners Positioned for Takeover"
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Potash shares plunged this week; as risk adverse investors abandoned their positions in the agricultural sector.
Read the full article: "Potash Producer’s Shares Plunge"
Thursday, June 24, 2010
According to Goldman Sachs, over the next few years global potash demand will grow around 4 percent per annum with emerging market food requirements playing the key driving factor in fertilizer demand.
Read the full article: "Potash Sector to Post Modest Growth"
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Dmitri Rybolovlev’s recent sale of 53.2 percent of Uralkai stock to an investors group, led by Mr. Kerminov, has led to rumours of a significant merger in the potash industry. About $11 billion of fertilizer and agricultural-chemicals mergers and acquisitions have been announced or completed since the end of 2008.
Read the full article: "Merger Rumours hit Potash Market"
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
Potash has attracted a lot of attention from analysts since the nutrient rose from relative obscurity, worth around $150 per tonne, to a hot commodity that rapidly rose to hit $1000 per tonne. As the price of the crop nutrient skyrocketed, some bold investors profited handsomely.
Read the full article: "Optimism Reigns over Potash"
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
Potash is taking its time to jump aboard the commodity rebound. The most recent deal for potash was settled between Canpotex and China to sell the crop nutrient for $370 per tonne, just $20 per tonne more than what the crop nutrient was fetching six months ago.
Read the full article: "Potash Prepping for Second Boom"
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan, the globe’s largest potash producer, believes that for the potash industry, the best is yet to come.
Read the full article: "For Potash, the Best is yet to come"
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