US Demand for Potash to Fall to 6.1 Million Metric Tons in 2022, According to Freedonia Focus Reports

Increasing Price Expected to Drive Declines

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Jul 27, 2018, 10:42 ET

CLEVELAND, July 27, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- US potash demand is forecast to total 6.1 million metric tons in 2022, according to Potash: United States, a report recently released by Freedonia Focus Reports. Demand for potash in both fertilizer and non-fertilizer applications will decline over the forecast period, driven by an uptick in price.

More information about the report is available at
https://www.freedoniafocusreports.com/Potash-United-States-FF65021/

Potassium chloride will continue to account for the vast majority of consumption, remaining the largest demand segment. Demand is expected to fall as a result of a projected price increase through 2022 as energy costs involved in production rise.

These and other key insights are featured in Potash: United States. This report forecasts to 2022 US potash demand and production in metric tons. Total demand is segmented by product in terms of:

potassium chloride
potassium sulfate
potassium magnesium sulfate
other products such as potassium nitrate and potassium-sodium-nitrate mixtures

Total demand is also segmented by application as follows:

fertilizer
non-fertilizer

To illustrate historical trends, total demand, total production, and the various demand segments are provided in annual series from 2007 to 2017.

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