By Leia Michele Toovey- Exclusive to Potash Investing News After weathering a tumultuous 2009; potash producers are holding their breath in anticipation of a better 2010. Analysts are confident that producers will get what they desire; predicting demand for potash will bounce back this year as purchasers return to the market. The recent drawdown in [...]
Continue reading "After Weathering the Storm, Potash looks to Sunny Skies"
Thursday, February 4, 2010
By Leia Michele Toovey- Exclusive to Potash Investing News In anticipation that its 2010 potash sales will increase by 50 per cent, Russian based Belarusian Potash Co (BPC) has hiked the price it charges for the nutrient. BPC customers in Brazil and Asia can expect to pay $410 per tonne of standard grade potash, up [...]
Continue reading "Demand Rebound Sparks Potash Price Hike"
Thursday, January 21, 2010
By Leia Michele Toovey- Exclusive to Potash Investing News Despite a bleak 2009, brokerage Credit Suisse released a note that is very bullish on the 2010 outlook for potash. During the last bull-run, high crop prices and limited potash supplies drove the price of the nutrient up to US$ 1,000 per tonne, from $150. Currently, [...]
Continue reading "Bargain Hunting will pave the way for Potash’s Rebound"
Sunday, January 17, 2010
By Leia Michele Toovey-Exclusive to Potash Investing News North American potash producers believe the potash market is due for a rebound after a dismal 2009, but analysts claim that potash prices will be sluggish to rebound in 2010. Last month, Belarusian Potash Company reached a deal to sell about one million tonnes of potash to [...]
Continue reading "Stockpiles weighing on Potash Prices"
Thursday, April 2, 2009
By Leia Michele Toovey- Exclusive to Potash Investing News Rumours of BHP Billiton’s interest in acquiring a major potash company just won’t go away, as JP Morgan picked up on the theme on Tuesday. Speculation mounted that the world’s largest miner was preparing for a large acquisition after the company raised more than US $6 billion [...]
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Thursday, March 19, 2009
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 [...]
Continue reading "Steady potash stockpiles fuel production cuts"
Sunday, March 8, 2009
By Leia Michele Toovey- Exclusive to Potash Investing News Potash miners have been accused of collusion; due to the fact that the big market players have formed a “silent agreement” in which they swiftly and jointly cut output to stabilize prices. This strategy has been met with mixed opinions. The companies say they are simply [...]
Continue reading "Robust potash sector leaves cash on hand for acquisitions"
Monday, February 23, 2009
By Leia Michele Toovey- Exclusive to Potash Investing News It is no mistake that the US led the world into the current economic crisis. The power to lead the world out rests in the hands of the Asian economies, especially China. Chinese demand is a major driving force; it has the ability to push the [...]
Continue reading "China’s drought may catapult potash demand"
Friday, January 9, 2009
By Leia Michele Toovey- Exclusive to Potash Investing News. Fertilizer prices are finally falling, but not enough to coax farmers into big purchases for the spring planting. The worldwide financial crisis has them rationing their use of stored inventory. The steep decrease in crop prices have left farmers with less money to purchase fertilizer, shifting [...]
Continue reading "Low fertilizer sales plague potash companies"
Friday, November 28, 2008
By Leia Michele Toovey- Exclusive to Potash Investing News With spring planting around the corner, many potash companies are hoping that sales of the fertilizer component will pick up, after the economic conditions over the winter have sent share values in a tail spin. Top fertilizer producers Agrium Inc (TSX: AGU) and Potash Corp of [...]
Continue reading "Fall’s economy freezes potash shares"
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