The price of potash increased drastically in 2022 compared to previous years, at an estimated average of 1,700 U.S. dollars per metric ton free on board, compared to 1,120 the year before. During the period of consideration, the lowest potash price was in 2010, at an average 630 U.S. dollars per metric ton.
Average price of potash worldwide from 2010 to 2022
(in U.S. dollars per metric ton free on board)
average, free on board (F.O.B.) mine price for all K2O equivalent products including muriate of potash (MOP), sulfate of potash (SOP), and sulfate of potash magnesia (SOPM), and does not include other chemical compounds containing potassium
Supplementary notes
*Estimated. This statistic has been assembled using several editions of the report.
Adapted from Statistics Canada, USGS - Mineral Commodity Summaries 2023, page 136, 2010 to 2022. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
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