# Belarus stops some potash output amid protests - TASS | Financial Post

> Some fertilizer production has stopped at Belaruskali after workers joined protests over the disputed election, according to the miner's labor union cited by TASS. The scale of the industrial action across its six mines is unclear. Belarus Potash Company said it would try to honor contracts.

- Date: 2020-08-17 · published 2020-08-17T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Belarus · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/51941-belarus-stops-some-potash-output-amid-protests-tass-financial-post
- Commodities: [Potash (KCl)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/POTASH.md)

## Why it matters

Belaruskali produces roughly 18% of monthly global potash, and analysts describe the market as already tight, so lost output could push potash prices higher.

## Read by commodity

- POTASH: bullish ▲

## Sources

- financialpost.com: https://financialpost.com/pmn/business-pmn/belarus-stops-some-potash-output-amid-protests-tass

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