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About half of Canadian potash already goes overseas. Half of the new export terminal capacity (about 10 million tonnes a year) is at a US port, Longview in Washington state, which Nutrien chose on cost alone over Ottawa's objections.
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Supports (2)
- Nutrien names Longview, Washington, as its preferred site for a new 5-6 million tonne-a-year potash export terminal, rather than a Canadian port
A private company's preferred site for a new potash export terminal is a US port (no investment decision yet).
Documented by: Global News, “Canadian potash company Nutrien to build terminal in U.S. and not B.C.” (external site). and 3 more
- Library of Parliament: 2024 potash exports 22.8 Mt, about 53% to the US
2024: 22.8 Mt exported, 12.1 Mt (about 53%) to the US, so about 47% overseas: the basis of 'about half already goes overseas'.
Documented by: Library of Parliament (HillNotes), “Potash and the Canada-United States Trade Relationship” (external site), .
Context (3)
- BHP signs rail agreements with CN and CPKC to carry Jansen potash to Westshore Terminals for export
Jansen export logistics firming up (initial rail term about four years).
Documented by: SEC EDGAR, “BHP annual report on Form 20-F, FY2026” (external site). and 1 more
- Port of Churchill ships its first grain since 2020 and loads its first-ever potash shipment, bound for Europe
A first potash shipment left Churchill for Europe in 2026, testing a new route; it does not change the split of new export terminal capacity.
Documented by: CBC, “Grain being shipped out of Port of Churchill for 1st time in 6 years” (external site), . and 3 more
- BHP raises its Jansen Stage 2 potash cost estimate to US$6.9 billion, with first production still expected late in its 2031 financial year
The higher cost and the late-FY2031 start of Jansen Stage 2 affect when new Saskatchewan potash arrives, not where it is shipped.
Documented by: BNN Bloomberg, “Multibillion-dollar overruns at Jansen mine won’t affect BHP’s bottom line. Here’s why.” (external site), . and 1 more
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