Potash is Canada’s “pink gold” — one of the country’s most valuable natural resources and a cornerstone of global food production.
With tensions escalating between Canada and the United States, some Canadians want Ottawa to impose a surtax on potash exports to the American market. The proposal appears compelling. The United States depends heavily on Canadian potash, an essential fertilizer used to produce corn, wheat, soybeans and many other crops. If Washington targets Canadian industries, why shouldn’t Canada retaliate with a resource American farmers cannot easily do without?
