Fierce competition to keep fertiliser mineral prices low
By Laura Syrett
Published: Wednesday, 09 April 2014
Belarus maintains 0% export duty on potash; phosphate buyers stock up on cheap material
Demand for fertiliser minerals is climbing as buyers stock
up on material at some of the lowest prices
seen for a number of years.
Fierce competition and aggressive discounting by miners in
an effort to secure market share means that rising consumption
is unlikely to bring
mineral values up, however.