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Belarus says no potash left after Trump claims massive deal for fertilizer
Trump says a Belarus potash deal could cut U.S. fertilizer costs as Lukashenko says existing contracts leave no spare supply.
- President Donald Trump announced Monday that the United States is pursuing a "massive Deal" to purchase potash from Belarus, claiming prices would be substantially lower than current Canadian supplies.
- Alexander Lukashenko, the Belarusian leader, stated Monday that Belarus cannot supply large volumes to the United States because all available potash is already contracted for this year.
- According to the Department of Agriculture, the United States imports nearly all of its potash, with 80% from Canada, 16% from Russia, and 4% from other nations.
- Premier Scott Moe of Saskatchewan and British Columbia Premier David Eby denounced the deal, with Moe arguing that Belarusian potash would "directly support Russia" and harm Canadian workers.
- Relations between the United States and Canada have soured amid Trump's second administration, marked by threats to annex Canada as the 51st state and escalating tariffs on Canadian imports.
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A week ago, Donald Trump wrote on Truth Social that the Americans were working on a "massive" deal to import Belarusian potash, a form of fertilizer, into the United States as an alternative to potash from Canada.
·Copenhagen, Denmark
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Trump says a massive fertilizer deal is in the works. Belarusian President Lukashenko says his country cannot meet the surprising demand.
·Helsinki, Finland
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Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has stated that his country has no free potash fertilizer capacity to export to the United States, despite US President Donald Trump's earlier prediction of a major Belarusian fertilizer deal, Ukrainska Pravda reported.
·Budapest, Hungary
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Total News Sources60
Leaning Left9Leaning Right5Center10Last UpdatedBias Distribution42% Center
Bias Distribution
- 42% of the sources are Center
42% Center
L 37%
C 42%
R 21%
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