Canadian potash company Nutrien to build terminal in U.S. and not B.C.

B.C. Premier David Eby says a recent decision by a Saskatchewan company doesn’t make sense.

Potash and fertilizer producer Nutrien is bypassing the Port of Vancouver in favour of one near Vancouver, Washington.

Eby said on Monday he questions this decision, as it would put a Canadian product at the mercy of the U.S. administration.

“Puts Saskatchewan’s resources in a precarious place, and denies B.C. a port expansion,” Eby said.

Nutrien says it looked at 30 different criteria for its expansion plans and Longview, a city in Washington state, was the best fit.

The company told Global News in a statement that a new facility would take $500 million to a billion dollars in investments to build out, but saying that while Longview is the preferred site, planning is still early.

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