American and European officials said U.S. envoy John Coale’s effort to explore reopening Klaipėda port to Belarusian potash exports is a personal initiative, not a broader change in U.S. policy. The EU’s sanctions and Lithuania’s transit restrictions have kept the route closed since early 2022, while Washington has sought alternatives to Canadian fertilizer imports.
Reopening the route could add Belarusian potash to U.S. supply and increase competition with Canadian imports, but the initiative faces political and transit obstacles, so near-term supply effects are uncertain.
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