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A Gensource Potash Corp. release describes the global potash market, noting MOP prices are about 58% above late-2016 lows. It cites FAO forecasts of 68 million tonnes of 2019 demand and 4% annual consumption growth over the last five years.
Strong demand growth and slow ramp-up of new greenfield supply support firm potash prices, which raises fertiliser costs for crop producers and can feed through to grain and feed margins.
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