# Prairies ramp up potash production amid Russia sanctions blowback – Canadian Dimension

> Canadian potash producers are ramping up output as Western sanctions on Russia and Belarus constrain supply. Belarus and Russia together supply about 40 percent of world potash.

- Date: 2022-07-08 · published 2022-07-08T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Canada · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/40809-prairies-ramp-up-potash-production-amid-russia-sanctions-blowback-canadian
- Commodities: [Potash (KCl)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/POTASH.md)

## Why it matters

Higher Canadian output partly offsets the loss of Russian and Belarusian supply, which could limit further fertilizer price spikes and ease pressure on grain margins.

## Read by commodity

- POTASH: bearish ▼

## Sources

- canadiandimension.com: https://canadiandimension.com/articles/view/prairies-ramp-up-potash-production-amid-russia-sanctions-blowback

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