In 2024, nearly a third of global potash production came from Canada, according to Natural Resources Canada .
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/potash-fertilizer-strait-of-hormuz-9.7127902?cmp=rss
“Trump Is Spoiling for a Fight over Canadian Potash
The fertilizer that feeds America is key to the president’s next confrontation with Ottawa”
https://thewalrus.ca/trump-is-spoiling-for-a-fight-over-canadian-potash/
Side note: I wonder if Trump and his cabal who insult #Canada and Canadians are still so sure the US doesn’t need Canada’s #potash for fertilizer. I wonder if MAGA farmers will still agree in a month’s time.
Context: https://thewalrus.ca/trump-is-spoiling-for-a-fight-over-canadian-potash/
“Along with nitrogen and phosphorus, potash is one of three main nutrients needed to grow food. It’s one thing not having access to cutting-edge AI technology. It’s another to not be able to eat.
There’s no substitute for potash?
There isn’t.”