Articles Tagged "Minerals"

Recession leaves farmers between a rock and a hard place

By Leia Michele Toovey-Exclusive to Potash Investing News As the recession spread across the globe, the value of crops plummeted and equity froze, forcing farmers into delaying applications of much needed fertilizer to their fields. This postponement has set the stage for the potash industry to boom.   Farmers may skip using potash fertilizer for [...]

Steady potash stockpiles fuel production cuts

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 earlier. This data has prompted Potash Corp of Saskatchewan [...]

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 [...]

Elemental Minerals financial report: review and results

Elemental Minerals announced its half yearly financial report for year end 2008. The Company has identified and has completed advanced negotiations in respect of a potash project. Significant achievements have been reached in this process and the Board expected the process to be finalised in the 4th quarter 2008. However, the worsening economic conditions slowed [...]