# Potash/grains: prices out of sync with fundamentals – Market Trading Essentials

> K+S reported a strong first quarter as high fertilizer prices lifted its earnings outlook. The article says commodity prices rose from decade lows to near decade highs, with record speculative long positions in agricultural markets and US corn holdings by traders not seen since 1994.

- Date: 2021-05-11 · published 2021-05-11T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/47425-potash-grains-prices-out-of-sync-with-fundamentals-market-trading-essentials
- Commodities: [Potash (KCl)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/POTASH.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Heavy speculative length in grains and high fertilizer prices suggest elevated price risk if fundamentals soften, while fertilizer margins may face pressure from future supply additions.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- CORN: neutral
- POTASH: bullish ▲

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2021-05-17 | 5 | -5.2% | -2.9 | Record speculative long positions and prices out of sync with fundamentals left the market vulnerable to liquidation. |

## Sources

- markettradingessentials.com: https://www.markettradingessentials.com/2021/05/potash-grains-prices-out-of-sync-with-fundamentals/

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