# bne IntelliNews - EU to target Belarusian potash exports

> The EU may ban or limit imports of Belarusian potash and other fertilizers as part of expanded sanctions tied to the Ryanair forced landing and arrest of Roman Protasevich. Potash accounts for about 20% of Belarus's budget revenue and the EU is one of its major buyers.

- Date: 2021-05-28 · published 2021-05-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Belarus · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/47422-bne-intellinews-eu-to-target-belarusian-potash-exports
- Commodities: [Potash (KCl)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/POTASH.md), [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md)

## Why it matters

Sanctions on Belarusian potash, which supplies a large share of global exports, could tighten global potash supply and lift fertilizer prices.

## Read by commodity

- UREA: neutral
- POTASH: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2025-03-26 | [Fertilizers: US Deal Aims to Restore Russia’s Export Access, but Has Limited Effect on Prices \| Morningstar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25508-fertilizers-us-deal-aims-to-restore-russia-s-export-access-but-has-limited.md) | +2.0% | +7.8% |
| UREA | 2026-10-01 | [A Wish List to Reset Fertilizer Prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17035-a-wish-list-to-reset-fertilizer-prices.md) | -6.6% | -4.1% |
| UREA | 2024-02-29 | [5 Trends To Watch In The Input Market - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31595-5-trends-to-watch-in-the-input-market-agweb.md) | +7.6% | +8.6% |
| UREA | 2023-05-18 | [Russia remains dominant in fertilizer market \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35874-russia-remains-dominant-in-fertilizer-market-the-western-producer.md) | +0.1% | -20.1% |
| UREA | 2022-03-22 | [Nigerian billionaire Dangote launches $2.5 billion fertilizer plant as prices soar \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42567-nigerian-billionaire-dangote-launches-2-5-billion-fertilizer-plant-as-prices.md) | +0.4% | -0.7% |

## Sources

- intellinews.com: https://www.intellinews.com/eu-to-target-belarusian-potash-exports-211696/

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