# China’s potash demand stirs resistance in rural Thailand | Dialogue Earth

> Villagers in Sakon Nakhon province, north-east Thailand, are opposing exploratory potash drilling tied to China Ming Ta Potash Corporation. The company has filed lawsuits seeking 34 million baht from protesters, and questions remain over whether the outgoing military government changed mining laws to favour foreign firms.

- Date: 2019-06-25 · published 2019-06-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Thailand · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/58905-china-s-potash-demand-stirs-resistance-in-rural-thailand-dialogue-earth
- Commodities: [Potash (KCl)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/POTASH.md)

## Why it matters

The dispute concerns a potential new Asian potash supply source serving China's large fertiliser demand, but the project remains uncertain and far from production, so the near-term price impact on potash is minimal.

## Read by commodity

- POTASH: neutral

## Sources

- dialogue.earth: https://dialogue.earth/en/business/11326-china-s-potash-demand-stirs-resistance-in-rural-thailand/

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