# Brazil Needs Potash and Belarus Is Looking for Ways to Supply It - Bloomberg

> Belarusian President Lukashenko approved small companies exporting potash as fertilizer prices soar. The EU has banned Belarusian potash shipments, leaving Brazilian farmers scrambling for supply.

- Date: 2022-04-05 · published 2022-04-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Brazil · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/42152-brazil-needs-potash-and-belarus-is-looking-for-ways-to-supply-it-bloomberg
- Commodities: [Potash (KCl)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/POTASH.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Losing Belarusian potash supply tightens global fertilizer availability for Brazil's soybean and corn growers, supporting fertilizer prices and raising future crop costs.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- POTASH: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

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| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2021-11-17 | [Biden, Xi Hold Virtual Summit, as Brazilian Soy and Corn from Ukraine in Focus \| Farm Policy News \| Illinois](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14980-biden-xi-hold-virtual-summit-as-brazilian-soy-and-corn-from-ukraine-in-focus.md) | +1.7% | +0.9% |
| SOY | 2026-03-12 | [China soybean buying: What U.S. farmers need to know now](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14594-china-soybean-buying-what-u-s-farmers-need-to-know-now.md) | -3.2% | -2.9% |
| SOY | 2023-11-22 | [Wheat jumps 1% to near 2-week high on Black Sea supply concerns - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12251-wheat-jumps-1-to-near-2-week-high-on-black-sea-supply-concerns-markets-business.md) | -2.2% | -5.0% |
| SOY | 2020-07-17 | [The rotten apples of Brazil's agribusiness \| Science](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52142-the-rotten-apples-of-brazil-s-agribusiness-science.md) | +1.4% | +1.5% |
| SOY | 2022-02-26 | [Black Sea Grain Export Disruptions Won't Be Easy to Replace, Analyst Says](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42751-black-sea-grain-export-disruptions-won-t-be-easy-to-replace-analyst-says.md) | +5.4% | +7.5% |

## Sources

- bloomberg.com: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-04-05/brazil-needs-potash-and-belarus-is-looking-for-ways-to-supply-it

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