Trump announces plan to buy Belarusian potash as alternative to Canada

Summarised from 3 outlets · Updated 22 Sept, 14:53 · Archive

President Trump says the US is working on a potash deal with Belarus at lower prices than current Canadian supplies.

Trump announced on Truth Social that the United States is negotiating a major fertiliser purchase from Belarus, citing significantly lower prices than current Canadian supplies. The move reflects an escalating trade dispute with Canada and a warming relationship with the Russia-aligned Belarusian regime. However, Belarus leader Alexander Lukashenko said Monday that Belarus cannot supply the US with large potash volumes.

How it is being reported

• Belarus says it can't supply U.S. potash as Trump says deal underwayBelarus leader Alexander Lukashenko said Monday that it cannot supply the United States with large volumes of potash.UPI · 22 Sept, 07:45
• Trump seeks ‘massive’ Belarus fertiliser deal amid Canada trade warTrump’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 pricing would be for substantially less than we are currently paying to Canada, very good news for our…The Guardian · 22 Sept, 05:00
• Trump promotes 'massive' Belarus potash deal to undercut CanadaThe US president says fertilizer from Lukashenko's Russia-allied regime will cost far less than Canadian supplies, the latest sign of Washington's warming relationship with Minsk.Euronews · 21 Sept, 17:14

In this story: Donald Trump · Alexander Lukashenko · United States · Belarus · Canada · Russia

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