A wonderful, tart followup to this

  • NotSteve_@lemmy.ca
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    4 days ago

    Lmao eat literal shit America. I hope Canada holds back all the potash that “you don’t need” from us

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      2 days ago

      https://www.bhp.com/what-we-do/global-locations/canada/jansen

      I know Australia’s BHP.AX has poured billions into building a potash facility in Canada, not sure how it’s going aside from a day late and a dollar short though, as is nearly always the case with projects this big.

      I wonder what BHP are thinking now with all this Trump bloviating and Canada antagonism from the US Government

      https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/bhp-flags-cost-overrun-jansen-potash-project-book-23-billion-charge-2026-06-18/

      BHP Group (BHP.AX), opens new tab on Thursday warned of cost overruns ‌at its Jansen Stage 2 potash project in Canada and said it will book a $2.3 billion charge as higher costs and additional labour hours drive up spending and delay first production.

      This is the third ​time BHP has blown past its cost and time estimates for the two ​stages of the project, dealing a major setback to the miner’s decade-long ⁠plans to diversify from copper and iron ore.

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      4 days ago

      Nah, they should just charge the maximum the market will pay for it. Squeeze the US farmers for all they’re worth. It’s what Trump would want