# Potassium depletion in soil threatens global crop yields | UCL News

> A study in Nature Food finds potassium is being removed from agricultural soils faster than it is replaced in many regions. It estimates about 20% of global agricultural soils face severe potassium deficiency, with the shortfall highest in South-East Asia at 44%.

- Date: 2024-02-19 · published 2024-02-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/31998-potassium-depletion-in-soil-threatens-global-crop-yields-ucl-news
- Commodities: [Potash (KCl)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/POTASH.md)

## Why it matters

Long-term potassium depletion could raise future fertilizer demand and support potash use, but the study is research with no immediate supply or price effect.

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- POTASH: neutral

## Sources

- ceh.ac.uk: https://www.ceh.ac.uk/news-and-media/news/potassium-depletion-soil-threatens-global-crop-yields
- ucl.ac.uk: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2024/feb/potassium-depletion-soil-threatens-global-crop-yields

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