Look for Nutrien to fill the gap

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NUTRIEN LTD. $106 is a buy. The company (Toronto symbol NTR; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Resources sector; Shares outstanding: 520.2 million; Market cap: $55.1 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.2; Dividend yield: 2.5%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.nutrien.com) is the world’s largest producer of agricultural fertilizers: it ships about 27 million tonnes annually. Due to economic sanctions, Nutrien expects that Russia’s potash exports declined 25% in 2022. As well, potash exports from Russia’s ally Belarus likely dropped 50%. In response, Nutrien plans to expand its annual potash production to 18.5 million tons by 2025, a 40% increase compared to 2020. The company also has the flexibility to adjust output in response to market conditions. Overall earnings likely jumped 125% to $13.98 U.S. a share in 2022, but should decline to $12.75 U.S. in 2023. The stock trades at just 6.0 times that 2023 forecast. The $1.92 U.S. dividend yields 2.5%. Nutrien is a buy. buy…