# Storage wars: New U.S. potash player K+S faces warehouse squeeze

> K+S is entering the U.S. potash market and plans to sell up to 500,000 tonnes a year, about 7% of U.S. demand. U.S. potash prices have roughly halved since K+S began building its Legacy mine, to around $250 per tonne.

- Date: 2017-05-01 · published 2017-05-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/71325-storage-wars-new-u-s-potash-player-k-s-faces-warehouse-squeeze
- Commodities: [Potash (KCl)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/POTASH.md)

## Why it matters

New supply entering a market that is already oversupplied keeps downward pressure on potash prices, which lowers input costs for fertilizer buyers but weighs on producer margins.

## Read by commodity

- POTASH: bearish ▼

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/article/business/storage-wars-new-u-s-potash-player-k-s-faces-warehouse-squeeze-idUSL1N1HP0WH/

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