# Nutrien Temporarily Idles Potash Production - E & MJ

> Nutrien plans inventory shutdowns of up to eight weeks at its Allan, Lanigan and Vanscoy potash mines in Canada during Q4 2019. Full shutdowns could cut output by about 700,000 metric tons. The company remains positive on 2020 potash demand.

- Date: 2019-10-16 · published 2019-10-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Canada · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/56920-nutrien-temporarily-idles-potash-production-e-and-mj
- Commodities: [Potash (KCl)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/POTASH.md)

## Why it matters

Idling about 700,000 tonnes of potash supply in Q4 tightens near-term availability and can support prices. The shutdowns respond to a short-term inventory glut rather than a demand collapse.

## Read by commodity

- POTASH: bullish ▲

## Sources

- e-mj.com: https://www.e-mj.com/news/us-and-canada/nutrien-temporarily-idles-potash-production/

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