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Synergies aside, this is a bet on rallying potash prices
All-share deal expected to generate up to $500m of annual synergies
Agriculture industry fears increased prices for seeds and sprays
Move to consolidate comes as industry grapples with falling commodity and equity prices
Spot potash prices fall sharply amid key cartel dispute
Cartel collapse threatens to unleash a price war
End of Opec-style potash club sees prices tumble
The softer market during 2012 could bring back Chinese and Indian buyers
Commodity trader Glencore wins the $6bn battle for Canadian grain trader
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