# Brazil's path to potash production in the Amazon - MINING.COM

> Toronto-based Brazil Potash is advancing its $2.5 billion Autazes potash project beneath the Amazon rainforest. Brazil imports more than 85% of its fertilizer, mainly potash from Canada and Russia.

- Date: 2023-04-28 · published 2023-04-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Brazil · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/36740-brazil-s-path-to-potash-production-in-the-amazon-mining-com
- Commodities: [Potash (KCl)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/POTASH.md)

## Why it matters

A domestic Brazilian potash source would reduce long-term import dependence, but the project is years from output and does not move near-term prices.

## Read by commodity

- POTASH: neutral

## Sources

- mining.com: https://www.mining.com/brazils-path-to-potash-production-in-the-amazon/

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