# Belarus’ potash fertilizers export down 0.8% in Jan-Aug 2020 to 4.508m tonnes

> Belarus cut its potash fertilizer export volume by 0.8% year on year in January-August 2020, to 4.508 million tonnes of 100% nutrient content. Export value fell 23.3% to $1.578 billion, and the average price dropped 22.7% to $350 per tonne. The report attributes the decline to weak global potash prices since mid-2019.

- Date: 2020-10-30 · published 2020-10-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Belarus · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/50956-belarus-potash-fertilizers-export-down-0-8-in-jan-aug-2020-to-4-508m-tonnes
- Commodities: [Potash (KCl)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/POTASH.md)

## Why it matters

Lower Belarusian export prices reflect ample global potash supply and weak demand, which keeps potash input costs soft for fertilizer buyers and feed-linked crop production.

## Read by commodity

- POTASH: bearish ▼

## Sources

- primepress.by: https://primepress.by/news/ekonomika/belarus_potash_fertilizers_export_down_0_8_in_jan_aug_2020_to_4_508m_tonnes-25933/

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