Brazil Is Developing a Weapon for Trade Wars: Fertilizer in the Amazon
Brazil Potash Corp. is investing $2.5 billion to build an underground potash mine near the town of Autazes, tapping into the vast Amazon Potash Basin.
Production at the company's Autazes mine, estimated at 2.4 million tons a year, is slated to begin in 2030. Destined entirely for use in Brazil, that output would supply roughly a fifth of the country's potash needs over the mine's 30-year lifespan. The basin itself holds enough deposits to allow Brazil to become close to self-sufficient in potash.
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