# Potash producers 'must survive Q4' amid market downturn | ECHEMI

> Uralkali and Uralchem are set to become controlling shareholders in Brazilian fertilizer firm Fertilizantes Heringer, which is under bankruptcy protection. Potash producers including K+S are cutting production, with K+S reducing output by up to 300,000 tonnes by the end of 2019 amid weak demand.

- Date: 2019-09-29 · published 2019-09-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/56986-potash-producers-must-survive-q4-amid-market-downturn-echemi
- Commodities: [Potash (KCl)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/POTASH.md)

## Why it matters

Production cuts and weak potash demand point to lower input prices over the coming months, while the Brazil deal shifts supply channels. The link to feed commodity prices is indirect.

## Read by commodity

- POTASH: bearish ▼

## Sources

- echemi.com: https://www.echemi.com/cms/71602.html

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