# Ex-PotashCorp CEO says industry lacks leadership, calls Agrium merger ‘sad’ – by Ian Vandaelle (Business Network News – August 28, 2017) – Republic of Mining

> Former PotashCorp CEO Bill Doyle told BNN that the potash industry lacks leadership and has sacrificed price for volume since Uralkali broke up the production cartel in 2013. He said potash prices have more than halved over the last five years and called the Agrium merger sad.

- Date: 2017-08-28 · published 2017-08-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Canada · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/69784-ex-potashcorp-ceo-says-industry-lacks-leadership-calls-agrium-merger-sad-by-ian
- Commodities: [Potash (KCl)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/POTASH.md)

## Why it matters

Producers chasing market share rather than price discipline keep potash supply high and prices depressed. Without coordinated action, the price weakness is likely to persist.

## Read by commodity

- POTASH: bearish ▼

## Sources

- republicofmining.com: https://republicofmining.com/2017/08/29/ex-potashcorp-ceo-says-industry-lacks-leadership-calls-agrium-merger-sad-by-ian-vandaelle-business-network-news-august-28-2017/

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