1
: potassium carbonate especially from wood ashes
2
: potassium or a potassium compound especially as used in agriculture or industry
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Tariffs on several other resources including potash used in crop fertilizers are at 10%.
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Brian Bennett, Time, 6 May 2025
Barclays upgrades Mosaic to overweight from equal weight Barclays upgraded the potash and phosphate company after bullish commentary at Mosaic’s investor day.
—Michael Bloom, CNBC, 19 Mar. 2025
With the exception of some Canadian energy imports and potash, a key component in fertilizer, goods coming from the two countries that don’t comply with USMCA could still face 25% tariffs, or higher.
—Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN, 10 Mar. 2025
Mosaic mines phosphate and potash that are used in fertilizers.
—Fred Imbert, CNBC, 8 May 2025
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Brian Bennett, Time, 6 May 2025
Barclays upgrades Mosaic to overweight from equal weight Barclays upgraded the potash and phosphate company after bullish commentary at Mosaic’s investor day.
—Michael Bloom, CNBC, 19 Mar. 2025
With the exception of some Canadian energy imports and potash, a key component in fertilizer, goods coming from the two countries that don’t comply with USMCA could still face 25% tariffs, or higher.
—Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN, 10 Mar. 2025
Mosaic mines phosphate and potash that are used in fertilizers.
—Fred Imbert, CNBC, 8 May 2025
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“Potash.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/potash. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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potash
noun
pot·ash
ˈpät-ˌash 
: potassium or a potassium compound
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