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Sunny days will return for Potash

Posted Mar 31st 2009 5:50PM by Joseph Lazzaro (RSS feed)
Filed under: Agriculture, Stocks to Buy, Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan (POT)

It's a market than can frustrate -- and humble -- institutional investors and individual investors alike. Moreover, perhaps the most memorable dimension to the bear market that began in October 2007 will be its ability to take down the stocks of companies with demonstrated business models, and Potash Corp. (NYSE: POT) is one.

Potash remains one of the preeminent fertilizer companies in the world, producing three critical, primary plant nutrients and phosphate animal feed ingredients, for both developed and developing world markets. It is the largest producer in the world of its namesake, potash, which accounted for 43% of revenue in 2008.

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Top Stock Picks '09: Potash (POT)

Posted Jan 3rd 2009 9:00AM by Steven Halpern (RSS feed)
Filed under: Newsletters, Commodities, Agriculture, Stocks to Buy, Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan (POT), Best Stocks for 2009

This post is part of a special annual report -- Top Stock Picks '09 -- in which TheStockAdvisors.com asked 75 leading newsletter advisors to select their favorite investment for the new year.

"Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan (NYSE: POT), the world's largest integrated fertilizer company, is my top pick for 2009," says long-term growth stock specialist Dennis Slothower.

In his Stealth Stocks, he explains, "If you are an aggressive investor looking for a stock that has tremendous potential under an Obama massive stimulation program, Potash has significant potential."

The advisor continues, "POT is the largest producer of potash worldwide by capacity. In 2007, it estimates its potash operations represented 17% of global production and 22% of global potash capacity.

"The company is the second largest nitrogen producer worldwide by ammonia capacity. In 2007, POT estimates its nitrogen operations produced 2% of the world's ammonia production. It is also the third largest producer of phosphates worldwide by capacity.

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