# Belarus bans transit of oil products, fertilisers from Lithuania | Reuters

> Belarus announced it will ban transit of oil and chemical products, including fertilizers, from Lithuania effective February 7, retaliating for Lithuania's halt of potash transit. The affected products total 1.6 million tonnes a year, worth over $1 billion.

- Date: 2022-02-02 · published 2022-02-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Belarus · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/42640-belarus-bans-transit-of-oil-products-fertilisers-from-lithuania-reuters
- Commodities: [Potash (KCl)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/POTASH.md), [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md), [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md)

## Why it matters

Blocking fertilizer and chemical transit through Lithuania further restricts potash and fertilizer logistics out of Belarus, tightening global nutrient supply.

## Read by commodity

- WTI: neutral
- UREA: bullish ▲
- POTASH: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2021-07-22 | [Ukraine may restrict the import of fertilizers from Belarus](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45999-ukraine-may-restrict-the-import-of-fertilizers-from-belarus.md) | 0.0% | -2.4% |
| UREA | 2020-06-06 | [From the Persian Gulf to the granaries of Lithuania: the war in Iran threatens a price shock for food and fertiliser - Agrobitė](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52545-from-the-persian-gulf-to-the-granaries-of-lithuania-the-war-in-iran-threatens-a.md) | +1.3% | +7.1% |
| UREA | 2022-11-09 | [How sanctions on Russia and Belarus are impacting exports of agricultural products and fertilizer \| IFPRI](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38622-how-sanctions-on-russia-and-belarus-are-impacting-exports-of-agricultural.md) | -1.4% | -9.8% |
| UREA | 2023-02-08 | [Fertiliser boom reveals food security price power \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11745-fertiliser-boom-reveals-food-security-price-power-reuters.md) | -0.8% | -6.9% |
| UREA | 2026-03-05 | [Farmers see fertiliser price surge as Iran war blocks exports, threatening losses \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6254-farmers-see-fertiliser-price-surge-as-iran-war-blocks-exports-threatening.md) | +3.0% | +20.1% |
| WTI | 2025-11-01 | [Oil Rises on Reports US Plans to Strike OPEC Producer Venezuela](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22561-oil-rises-on-reports-us-plans-to-strike-opec-producer-venezuela.md) | -2.0% | -3.4% |
| WTI | 2021-11-22 | [OPEC considers lowering production to account for oil reserve releases](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43987-opec-considers-lowering-production-to-account-for-oil-reserve-releases.md) | -8.2% | -9.9% |
| WTI | 2026-04-05 | [OPEC+ agrees to boost oil output when Strait of Hormuz reopens \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19607-opec-agrees-to-boost-oil-output-when-strait-of-hormuz-reopens-reuters.md) | -13.2% | -7.5% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/belarus-bans-transit-oil-products-fertilisers-lithuania-2022-02-02/

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