Fertiliser group K+S says tariffs will challenge U.S. farmers

FRANKFURT, Feb 3 (Reuters) - German mineral mining group K+S SDFGn.DE, which also produces potash fertilisers in Canada, said that import tariffs to be imposed by the United States would greatly challenge U.S. farmers.

"The Unites States, one of the largest users of potash fertilisers, does not have any noteworthy potash fertiliser production of its own and therefore relies on larger import quantities," the company said in a statement, when asked to comment on the tariffs.

"The decision that was just taken therefore poses a great challenge for the domestic agriculture sector," it added.