Topic: How To Invest

The Successful Investor Hotline – Friday, August 20, 2021

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NUTRIEN LTD., $76.10, Toronto symbol NTR, remains is a buy. The company is the world’s largest producer of agricultural fertilizers. It took its current form on January 1, 2018, when Agrium Inc. (old symbol AGU) merged with rival Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan (old symbol POT). Potash Corp. shareholders received 0.40 shares in Nutrien for each POT share they held; Agrium investors received 2.23 shares for each AGU share. The stock fell 4% this week after BHP Group (New York symbol BHP) announced that it would proceed with its massive Jansen potash project in Saskatchewan. (Note—BHP is a recommendation of Wall Street Stock Forecaster, our newsletter that focuses on U.S. stocks). Jansen will produce 4.35 million tonnes of potash per year when it starts up in 2027. To put that in context, Canada produced 20.9 million tonnes in 2019, accounting for more than 31% of global supply. It’s unlikely the extra supply will hurt potash prices, as the long-term demand for more and better food will…