Belarus says no potash left after Trump claims massive deal for fertilizer

Trump seeks ‘massive’ Belarus fertiliser deal amid Canada trade war

Trump’s announcement on Russia ally comes as he steps up his trade war with Canada, a long-term US ally and top supplier of potash President Donald Trump has said he is working on a “massive” deal to buy fertiliser from Belarus, pivoting away from main supplier Canada amid an escalating trade dispute, and moving instead toward an ally of Russia. “The United States is working on a massive deal with respect to the purchase of Potash from Belarus,” Trump said on his Truth Social network. “The prici

Sep 22, 2026

Belarus says no potash left after Trump claims massive deal for fertilizer

Belarus’s authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko said Monday that there are no available volumes of fertilizer to send to the U.S. This came after President Trump announced that he was working on a “massive Deal” to buy potash from Minsk at a steep discount amid the trade war with Canada. “Even if we wanted to supply…

Sep 21, 2026

Trump says US is negotiating fertilizer deal with Belarus

President Donald Trump announced Monday that the United States is negotiating a deal to secure fertilizer from Belarus amid a trade war with Canada. The president and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney have exchanged escalating tariffs as the row between Washington and Ottawa came to a head over the summer, leading to significant pain among […]

Sep 21, 2026