Saskatchewan potash, Nutrien

Saskatchewan, Canada51.20°N 102.45°W

computed criticality12/100

reading

Canada ~31% of world potash production (2023)

2023

Fault line

Saskatchewan is the world's leading potash basin and the main Western counterweight to Russia and Belarus. Global food security rests on a handful of mining provinces, this one among them.

Actors

Nutrien

Mosaic

Feeds 2

Rice, India (export policies)Fertilizers & Food↗ABCD traders, Cargill, MinneapolisFertilizers & Food↗

Sources

USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries, 2024

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