tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2335748440449035592.post6892873879051277393..comments2008-05-13T13:57:48.782-04:00TraderMarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06241756200482130281noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2335748440449035592.post-37113234621348799892008-05-13T13:57:00.000-04:002008-05-13T13:57:00.000-04:00Yep, I believe the Potash CEO Doyle said they only gave China a fraction of what they needed this year. That is why India jumped in life to negotiate this year.<BR/><BR/>Next year should be an all out bidding war ;)<BR/>China and India clobbering each other over the head to get first in line.<BR/><BR/>Should be a few more good years until these new potash mines start getting going circa 2011-2013.TraderMarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06241756200482130281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2335748440449035592.post-3815228862613464012008-05-13T13:43:00.000-04:002008-05-13T13:43:00.000-04:00News of interest:<BR/><BR/>■ Sinofert Holdings Ltd., China’s largest distributor of imported fertilizers, said last week that China could have a shortfall of up to a quarter of its total demand of 11 million to 12 million tonnes of potash this year. Therefore, Sinofert hopes to sign an import agreement much earlier in 2009 to secure supplies of the nutrient, the company’s senior vice president, Harry Yang, told Reuters in an interview last Tuesday.<BR/><BR/>■ “We expect the tight supply of potash around the world to remain in 2009. We will try to secure our 2009 import contracts at an early date,” Yang said. “Our bargaining power has weakened a lot this year,” Yang added.shaxmatisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07220757563758396222noreply@blogger.com