ICL strike ends, US prices continue to slip

摘要

The potash market is largely unchanged this week as suppliers attempt to push up prices in Brazil, despite increased supply following resolution to the strike at ICL's Dead Sea Works and continuing weakness in the US spot markets. ICL agreed a deal with striking workers late on May 28 after three months of strikes which could have cost the company as much as 1 million mt in possible production. The new deal reduces staff at its Dead Sea Works and Bromine operations as part of the company's on-going efficiency plan. Workers have already returned to operations at DSW.