People need food. Food needs fertilizer. One of the world's most important fertilizers is in short supply. That fertilizer is potash.
One of the first things people change as they emerge from poverty is their diet. They move toward more meat and a greater variety of fruits and vegetables. So while we may wonder about how many cars or toasters the brave new world's top consumers will want, we know for sure they'll eat more food.
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Another Chinese Resource Grab
The stakes just got higher in the 3-D chess game China's playing for natural resources. On one dimension, the Middle Kingdom is on the offensive. But on another, it's playing strictly defense…
Beijing is ordering state-owned businesses to explore a bid for PotashCorp (POT), the Canadian fertilizer giant that's already fending off a hostile bid from BHP Billiton, the Anglo-Australian mining giant.
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