UPDATE 1-Israel Chemicals sells potash to India at decade-low price -sources – by Rajendra Jadhav and Tova Cohen (Reuters U.S. – July 1, 2016)

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Israel Chemicals (ICL) will ship potash to India at the same decade-low price agreed by another big seller last month, two industry sources said, at a time when global supply of the crop nutrient is exceeding demand.

ICL’s decision could pressure other key producers such as Russia’s Uralkali and North American trading group Canpotex Ltd, owned by Potash Corp of Saskatchewan , Mosaic Co and Agrium Inc, to consider offering potash at similar prices.

Indian Potash Ltd (IPL), one of that country’s biggest fertiliser importers, is buying around 600,000 tonnes of potash at $227 per tonne on a cost and freight (CFR) basis with a credit period of 180 days, said the industry sources, who declined to be named.

The price is a third lower than last year. In late June, Belarus agreed to supply 700,000 tonnes of potash at the same rate to India, one of the world’s top buyers of the material.

Following Reuters’ story, ICL issued a statement citing “media reports on the matter” and confirmed the first agreement for the sale of potash to India was signed on Monday. “Additional agreements are expected to be signed in the coming days,” it said, providing no details of quantities or prices.

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