Potash, one of the worlds most con-centrated and controlled commodity markets, is in a state of unusual tur moil, as a series of supply shocks ripple through a market that was already en tering a cyclical upswing. In the short-term farmers and gov ernments are scrambling to get their hands on enough of the crop nutrient to meet their demands for the 2022 growing seasons. But as global popu lations continue to grow, and food demand rises steadily, the long-term solution lies not in the hands of traders and logistics firms, but miners.