3 Reasons Why PotashCorp Might Be My Next Purchase

After following PotashCorp for some time now, it might be time for me to lock in shares. In the video below, I dive into a few reasons. Briefly, the company's low-cost position is critical to success in a commodity market, several barriers to entry exist outside the typical mining examples, and competent management has been steering it through the cyclical nature of its business with great foresight.

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With less and less arable land available around the world, increasing yields from existing plots will become vitally important to keep up with expected population growth. Cheap and effective fertilizers could be the key to achieving this goal. As the global leader in potash production, PotashCorp has several barriers to entry established that make it nearly impossible for competition to break through. Click here now to access The Motley Fool's new premium research report on PotashCorp, in which we cover precisely what these barriers to entry are and detail several other key reasons why this company presents such a compelling investment opportunity today.

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