# Chemical Week • August 28/September 4 • Potash demand firming, market settles

> Fertecon (S&P Global) forecasts potash prices will keep easing through 2023 and into 2024 after retreating from 2022 highs. July standard-grade MOP traded at $239-$300/t FOB Baltic, versus $853 in Q2 2022, back to early-2021 levels before sanctions on Belarus.

- Date: 2023-09-01 · published 2023-09-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/34450-chemical-week-august-28-september-4-potash-demand-firming-market-settles
- Commodities: [Potash (KCl)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/POTASH.md)

## Why it matters

Easing potash prices lower the cost of potassium inputs for crops, which eases feed-grain cost pressure, though the market remains sensitive to trade disruptions in a concentrated supply base.

## Read by commodity

- POTASH: bearish ▼

## Sources

- chemweek.mydigitalpublication.com: https://chemweek.mydigitalpublication.com/articles/potash-demand-firming-market-settles

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