# Potash supply squeeze will cause 'hunger problems', ICL warns - Grain Price News

> ICL warned that a shortfall of about 2 million tonnes of potash is affecting supplies to Brazil, and that Belarusian product is not reaching the market. Nutrien estimates Russian output could fall by 2-6 million tonnes and Belarusian output by 6-8 million tonnes this year, and ICL said the two countries together made up about 40% of 2021 potash supply.

- Date: 2022-05-12 · published 2022-05-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/41729-potash-supply-squeeze-will-cause-hunger-problems-icl-warns-grain-price-news
- Commodities: [Potash (KCl)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/POTASH.md)

## Why it matters

Combined losses from Russia and Belarus leave large import gaps, particularly in Brazil, which keeps potash prices firm and tight for farmers and fertilizer buyers.

## Read by commodity

- POTASH: bullish ▲

## Sources

- grainpricenews.com: https://grainpricenews.com/2022/05/12/potash-supply-squeeze-will-cause-hunger-problems-icl-warns/

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