# Uralkali slams Belarus - China potash deal - MINING.COM

> Uralkali said BPC is selling potash at a price low enough to make it impossible for Uralkali to conclude contracts. It said the $220/t price set with China last week does not reflect market conditions, and warned that low prices would cut producer investment and eventually cause a potash shortage.

- Date: 2020-05-05 · published 2020-05-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/53466-uralkali-slams-belarus-china-potash-deal-mining-com
- Commodities: [Potash (KCl)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/POTASH.md)

## Why it matters

The dispute over the China contract price points to a possible split in global potash pricing, with lower benchmarks pressuring the market. Lower fertilizer prices help feed-grain margins but signal weak producer pricing power.

## Read by commodity

- POTASH: bearish ▼

## Sources

- mining.com: https://www.mining.com/uralkali-slams-potash-deal-between-belarus-and-china/

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