# EU sanctions against Belarus may affect potash fertilizer export - Bloomberg

> The EU is considering potash in a new package of Belarus sanctions to be discussed in June, following the Ryanair incident. Potash fertilizers made up 9% of Belarus's Q1 2021 commodity exports, worth about $609 million, and Belaruskali supplies about 16% of global potash exports.

- Date: 2021-05-28 · published 2021-05-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Belarus · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/47424-eu-sanctions-against-belarus-may-affect-potash-fertilizer-export-bloomberg
- Commodities: [Potash (KCl)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/POTASH.md)

## Why it matters

A potential EU ban on a major global potash supplier would reduce available supply and could push fertilizer prices higher.

## Read by commodity

- POTASH: bullish ▲

## Sources

- primepress.by: https://primepress.by/news/ekonomika/eu_sanctions_against_belarus_may_affect_potash_fertilizer_export_bloomberg-33555/

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