# Potassium as a new economic driver Belarus

> Belarus is commissioning new potash plants, the Nizhyn and Petrikov mining and processing facilities, which will expand its capacity. Belaruskali has raised output by more than 3 million tonnes over four years to 12.9 million tonnes, and Belarus produced 12 million tonnes of potassium chloride in 2018, behind Canada's 23.5 million tonnes.

- Date: 2019-07-30 · published 2019-07-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Belarus · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/58424-potassium-as-a-new-economic-driver-belarus
- Commodities: [Potash (KCl)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/POTASH.md)

## Why it matters

Added Belarusian capacity increases global potash supply, which tends to weigh on potash prices. Fertilizer costs feed into grain and oilseed production economics over time.

## Read by commodity

- POTASH: bearish ▼

## Sources

- z-news.link: http://z-news.link/potassium-as-a-new-economic-driver-belarus/

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