# Trump says U.S. is working on ‘major deal’ to replace Canadian potash with Belarusian supplies, but Lukashenko says there’s none to spare

https://mins.news/en/item/67864

- Meduza, 2026-09-21 19:23 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/09/21/trump-says-u-s-is-working-on-major-deal-to-replace-canadian-potash-with-belarusian-supplies-but-president-alexander-lukashenko-says-minsk-has-none-to-spare

> Donald Trump says the U.S. is pursuing a large deal to buy Belarusian potash at prices below those paid to Canada. Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko says the country lacks spare volume because its output is already contracted. Canada supplies nearly 80% of U.S. potash imports, while sanctions still limit Belarus’s access to Western markets.

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