Uralkali Faces Antitrust Probe Over Russian Potash Prices
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Russia’s antitrust watchdog opened a probe into OAO Uralkali, the world’s biggest potash producer by volume, over increases in its domestic prices for the soil nutrient, following complaints from unidentified customers.
The increase doesn’t correspond to Uralkali’s cost growth and there are signs that the prices are “monopolistically” high, the Federal Anti-Monopoly Service said today on its website, after analyzing data from fertilizer producers.