# bne IntelliNews - Dark days for Belarusian potash

> Belarus, the world's third-largest potash producer, has lost its northern export route through Lithuania and its southern route through Ukraine since February 2022. Three of five mines at Belaruskali reportedly stopped in March, and importers such as China and Brazil are moving away from Belarusian supply under Western sanctions.

- Date: 2022-05-03 · published 2022-05-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Belarus · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/41728-bne-intellinews-dark-days-for-belarusian-potash
- Commodities: [Potash (KCl)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/POTASH.md)

## Why it matters

Sanctions and blocked export routes are removing a major share of global potash supply, which tightens the market and supports higher potash prices for fertilizer buyers.

## Read by commodity

- POTASH: bullish ▲

## Sources

- intellinews.com: https://www.intellinews.com/dark-days-for-belarusian-potash-243183/

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