It has been a volatile period for Nutrien, which achieved record earnings in 2021 and then saw fertilizer prices spike in March of 2022 as the Russia-Ukraine war shook up global agricultural markets and reduced supplies of fertilizer from Eastern Europe.
The company said it would achieve this by investing in expansions at its existing Saskatchewan mines, including the hiring of approximately 350 people. As a result, in February of this year, the company announced it would slightly delay its expansion plans, targeting 2026 instead of 2025 to reach its potash production target of 18 million tonnes.
He added that historically, periods of lower-than-normal demand have been followed by years of strong demand growth — and he expects that to happen again.“We believe that’s going to carry on for the absolute foreseeable future — a two and a half to three per cent annual growth rate. New supply’s going to be required to meet that growing demand.”