# BHP’s potash price outlook dims Jansen hopes

> BHP's annual commodity outlook sees potash demand growing only 2–3% a year, about 1.5–2 million tonnes, through the 2020s. The company is cautious about advancing its Jansen potash project in Saskatchewan, which it has said it overinvested in. The outlook flags a low case in which idled capacity returns quickly.

- Date: 2019-08-21 · published 2019-08-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/57913-bhp-s-potash-price-outlook-dims-jansen-hopes
- Commodities: [Potash (KCl)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/POTASH.md)

## Why it matters

Slower demand growth and the risk of returning idle capacity point to a softer potash price outlook over the longer term, although the effect on near-term prices is limited.

## Read by commodity

- POTASH: bearish ▼

## Sources

- middleeastmetals.ir: https://middleeastmetals.ir/en/news/6076/bhp%E2%80%99s-potash-price-outlook-dims-jansen-hopes

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