# The Phosphorus/Potash Outlook For 2017 - CropLife

> Phosphate and potash markets are recovering after two years of low prices, with NOLA barge MOP prices bottoming in the low $170s per ton in July 2016. Several North American potash mines closed, removing an estimated 3.1 million tons of annual capacity. North American MOP output fell 2.3 million tons KCl in the first three quarters of 2016.

- Date: 2017-02-02 · published 2017-02-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/72424-the-phosphorus-potash-outlook-for-2017-croplife
- Commodities: [Potash (KCl)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/POTASH.md), [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md)

## Why it matters

Capacity closures tighten potash supply, supporting firmer potash and phosphate prices into 2017 and raising input costs for feed producers.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bullish ▲
- POTASH: bullish ▲

## Sources

- croplife.com: https://www.croplife.com/crop-inputs/the-phosphoruspotash-outlook-for-2017/

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