Articles Tagged "forecast"

Arab Potash Company forecasts lower output

The Arab Potash Company Disclosures Financials Chart Data, Jordan’s second-largest firm by market capitalisation has forecasted that the company has incurred lower production levels due to dwindling demand but maintains that higher profits can nevertheless be achieved as companies renegotiate annual distribution contracts. For full story, click here

Steady potash stockpiles fuel production cuts

By Leia Michele Toovey- Exclusive to Potash Investing News According to the latest data form the Fertilizer Institute, potash inventories at North American producers are 42 per cent higher than the previous five-year average. North American potash shipments in the month of February were down 80 per cent from the same month period a year [...]

K+S 2009 profit forecast on a drop in demand

K+S AG, Europe’s largest producer of potash used in fertilizers, forecast “significantly” lower earnings this year after demand dropped for the crop nutrient potash and magnesium products. Christian Faitz, a Frankfurt-based analyst at Sal. Oppenheim Jr & Cie, said: There’s a clear buyers strike in the market. For full story, click here

Potash prices at record high

By Leia Michele Toovey- Exclusive to Potash Investing News Potash prices have soared in recent years. What was once a commodity worth about $200 a tonne is now expected to fetch $1,500 by 2020. According to Scotiabank economist Patricia Mohr potash purchasers are currently paying US$872.50 per tonne at the port of Vancouver. “It is at a [...]