# Is Potash Rising from the Investment Ashes? - AGD Consulting

> An AGD Consulting article explains what potash is and its role as the largest industrial use of potassium, mainly in fertilizer. It cites global production capacity of about 51 million metric tons in 2016 and notes that the sector has seen weak investment.

- Date: 2017-08-30 · published 2017-08-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/69781-is-potash-rising-from-the-investment-ashes-agd-consulting
- Commodities: [Potash (KCl)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/POTASH.md)

## Why it matters

Global potash capacity and demand set the fertilizer price backdrop for farmers. Weak investment can tighten supply over time, but the piece gives no new supply or demand shock.

## Read by commodity

- POTASH: neutral

## Sources

- agdconsult.com: https://agdconsult.com/is-potash-rising-from-the-investment-ashes/

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