# Sask. potash mine cuts production | The Western Producer

> Mosaic will temporarily suspend potash production at its Colonsay mine in Saskatchewan from September 10, idling about 350 unionized workers. The company blamed unprecedented wet spring weather in the American Midwest for weak fertilizer demand. Mosaic expects stronger fall fertilizer applications as grain prices rise.

- Date: 2019-08-15 · published 2019-08-15T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Canada · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/57914-sask-potash-mine-cuts-production-the-western-producer
- Commodities: [Potash (KCl)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/POTASH.md)

## Why it matters

Lower Canadian potash output tightens supply just as Mosaic expects fall demand to recover, which supports potash prices and fertilizer costs for feed producers.

## Read by commodity

- POTASH: bullish ▲

## Sources

- producer.com: https://www.producer.com/news/sask-potash-mine-cuts-production/

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