# How sanctions on Russia and Belarus are impacting exports of agricultural products and fertilizer | IFPRI

> An IFPRI analysis examines whether agricultural and fertilizer exemptions in sanctions on Russia and Belarus are working. It notes that many companies and countries are reluctant to trade with either country despite those exemptions.

- Date: 2022-11-09 · published 2022-11-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/38622-how-sanctions-on-russia-and-belarus-are-impacting-exports-of-agricultural
- Commodities: [Potash (KCl)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/POTASH.md), [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md)

## Why it matters

Trade reluctance around Russian and Belarusian fertilizer and grain can keep potash and nitrogen supplies constrained, supporting prices.

## Read by commodity

- UREA: bullish ▲
- POTASH: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2026-04-01 | [The Iran war’s impacts on global fertilizer markets and food production](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19643-the-iran-war-s-impacts-on-global-fertilizer-markets-and-food-production.md) | +10.6% | +7.6% |
| UREA | 2022-03-17 | [Russian gas export ban could see big fertilizer price hike \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42214-russian-gas-export-ban-could-see-big-fertilizer-price-hike-the-western-producer.md) | -1.0% | -1.9% |
| UREA | 2022-12-01 | [Top Fertilizer Firm Nutrien Sees Shortfall on Russia and Belarus Woes - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38175-top-fertilizer-firm-nutrien-sees-shortfall-on-russia-and-belarus-woes-bloomberg.md) | +3.2% | -1.6% |
| UREA | 2022-03-23 | [Insight: As sanctions bite Russia, fertilizer shortage imperils world food supply](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42210-insight-as-sanctions-bite-russia-fertilizer-shortage-imperils-world-food-supply.md) | +0.4% | -0.7% |
| UREA | 2022-04-28 | [Russia 'still quite active' in urea exports, despite sanctions - Grain Price News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6212-russia-still-quite-active-in-urea-exports-despite-sanctions-grain-price-news.md) | -19.6% | -19.2% |

## Sources

- ifpri.org: https://www.ifpri.org/blog/how-sanctions-russia-and-belarus-are-impacting-exports-agricultural-products-and-fertilizer/

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