# US Potassium Chloride Prices Rise on Account of Strong Fertilizer Demand

> US potassium chloride prices rose 5.8% to about USD 760/tonne delivered Illinois, a gain of USD 42/tonne, according to ChemAnalyst pricing data. Tight US inventories and strong downstream fertilizer demand ahead of fall wheat planting drove the increase.

- Date: 2022-11-07 · published 2022-11-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/39017-us-potassium-chloride-prices-rise-on-account-of-strong-fertilizer-demand
- Commodities: [Potash (KCl)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/POTASH.md)

## Why it matters

Higher potash costs raise input expenses for US farmers and may weigh on 2023 application decisions. The tight inventories support near-term potash prices.

## Read by commodity

- POTASH: bullish ▲

## Sources

- chemanalyst.com: https://www.chemanalyst.com/NewsAndDeals/NewsDetails/us-potassium-chloride-prices-rise-on-account-of-strong-fertilizer-demand-11749

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