# Shares in potash producers rise as the U.S. sanctions Belarusian exporter

> The United States imposed sanctions on a Belarusian potash exporter, and global potash producer shares rose on the news. Analysts noted potash prices were already at a 13-year high.

- Date: 2021-12-02 · published 2021-12-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Belarus · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/43924-shares-in-potash-producers-rise-as-the-u-s-sanctions-belarusian-exporter
- Commodities: [Potash (KCl)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/POTASH.md)

## Why it matters

Sanctions on Belarus, which supplies roughly a fifth of world potash, tighten fertilizer supply and push prices higher, raising input costs for crop producers and eventually feed grain costs.

## Read by commodity

- POTASH: bullish ▲

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/shares-potash-producers-rise-us-sanctions-belarusian-exporter-2021-12-02/

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