Crop-nutrient prices have been soaring as an energy pinch in Europe makes natural gas, the main feedstock for most nitrogen fertilizer, more costly.

Brazilian iron ore giant thinks it’s time to cash in on the global fertilizer boom.

Fertilizer prices have skyrocketed as soaring natural gas costs have forced some European production plants to halt or curtail production.

The company is looking to expand its Beyondie sulphate of potash (SoP) project in Western Australia to 120 ktpa.

The Canadian Prairies may soon be known as much for their diverse mineral wealth including uranium, nickel and copper, as for their potash endowment and rolling hectares of grain.