Potash

2 Sep | POTASH: Producers announce price increases for Q4 sales

Potash producers have launched a second big push for higher prices this year after the main markets resisted their attempt ...

19 Aug | POTASH: Two takeover bids set scene for consolidation

Of the two takeover bids in progress, the Uralkali-Silvinit combination in Russia looks likely to impact the market much sooner ...

5 Aug | POTASH: Prices flat as producers compete for market share

Brazilian import prices look set to remain below $400/mt CFR for the rest of the year, if current conditions continue, ...

22 Jul | POTASH: Seasonal slow down starts

The quiet season for sales in July and August has started with flat prices in the main markets and little ...

8 Jul | POTASH: Producers bullish on H2

Resistance to price increases sought by producers looks set to weaken in several major markets in the second half. For ...

24 Jun | POTASH: Uralkali to remain with BPC following ownership change

The most important development over the past two weeks has been the sale, June 11, of a majority interest – ...

10 Jun | POTASH: Third quarter price trend in the balance after IFA talks

Discussions about prices and volumes at the IFA conference have yet to result in announcements of new business or greater ...

20 May | POTASH: Focus on IFA to set price trend

The direction of prices in the second half of the year is likely to be set by discussions during the ...

6 May | POTASH: Producers still face uphill struggle on prices

Demand for MOP so far this year has at least met producers’ expectations while a series of price increases have ...

22 Apr | POTASH: Brazilian buyers secure rollover for April prices

MOP prices in Brazil are unchanged for deliveries in April and for May shipments agreed so far, compared with March, ...

8 Apr | POTASH: New spot settlements; India concludes more contracts

K+S is the latest supplier to have concluded contractual volumes with India for April 2010 to March 2011 shipment. This ...

25 Mar | POTASH: $370/mt CFR established as contract price level for India

Following the Indian government’s decision to fix the MOP “import parity price” for its nutrient-based fertilizer subsidy (NBS) system at ...

11 Mar | POTASH: Indian government fixes NBS price at $370/mt CFR

The Indian government today announced its ‘import parity prices’ for the purpose of calculating payments in its new nutrient-based fertilizer ...