The purchase was made in the name of a trust for Ekatarina Rybolovleva, a 22-year-old college student and daughter of Dmitry Rybolovlev, a Russian now based in Monaco who made a fortune in potash fertilizer.

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Prices for potash, the important fertilizer ingredient, dropped in 2009 after hitting record highs in 2008.

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Fertilizer maker Potash has seen its stock rise since mid-November after a volatile 2012, while equipment maker Deere is near 52-week highs.

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The region is also flush with uranium and potash, a key ingredient in fertilizer.

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Mines harvesting potash, a key ingredient for fertilizer, were closing, and Carlsbad seemed on the road to becoming another Chihuahuan desert ghost town.

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Similarly, buying shares of fertilizer companies, like Potash Corp. (NYSE: POT) or CF Industries (NYSE: CF) is also a potentially profitable way to trade this issue.

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Chemical and fertilizer manufacturers like Dow and Potash, for example, use gas as a fuel and a feedstock.

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The world has plenty of potash 610 years worth, which ensures centuries more of fertilizer-making, and 590 years of known iron-ore reserves, according to U.S. Geological Survey estimates.

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Cantopex, which also represents fertilizer producers Agrium ( AGU) and Mosaic ( MOS), gives Canada genuine clout in setting international potash prices.

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