Quiet belies undercurrent of optimism

摘要

The potash spot market remained quiet this week, largely as a result of seasonal lulls in buying activity and holidays in Europe, and no additional contract deals were completed in China or India. But within the quiet, there is a growing sense of a market that is more stable and certain, as the big contract deals provide price clarity and producers rally behind the idea of a busier second half to the year as a result.