# Lithuania says state railway will cease to transport Belarus potash

> Lithuania's state railway terminated its transport agreement with Belaruskali, saying sanctioned Belarus cannot use Lithuania to export potash. The move cuts a key export route for Belarus's main foreign currency earner.

- Date: 2022-01-12 · published 2022-01-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Belarus · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/43074-lithuania-says-state-railway-will-cease-to-transport-belarus-potash
- Commodities: [Potash (KCl)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/POTASH.md)

## Why it matters

Loss of the Klaipeda rail route constrains Belarusian potash exports, tightening global potash supply and supporting potash prices.

## Read by commodity

- POTASH: bullish ▲

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/lithuania-terminates-state-owned-railways-contract-transport-belarus-potash-2022-01-12/

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