Trump wants potash from Belarus. A Canadian premier warns it would have to go through Russia.
President Trump is seeking to import cheaper potash from Belarus to support US farmers, sparking a trade dispute with Canada. Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe has criticized the plan, arguing that the fertilizer would have to be shipped through Russia, making it neither affordable nor ethical.
Why it matters
This move highlights the intersection of international trade policy, geopolitical sanctions, and domestic agricultural costs.
Canada supplies the vast majority of US potash imports, a key fertilizer ingredient. Heywood Yu/Bloomberg/Getty Images President Donald Trump is seeking cheaper potash from Belarus as his trade fight with Canada continues. A Canadian premier warns that the fertilizer would have to be shipped through Russia. Belarus says it has little additional supply because this year's output is already contracted. President Donald Trump's plan to buy potash from Belarus has drawn a warning from the leader of Canada's biggest potash-producing province, who says the fertilizer would have to be shipped through Russia. His comments came after Trump said Monday that the US is negotiating a "massive Deal" to buy potash from Belarus. "The pricing would be for substantially less than we are currently paying to Canada, very good news for our Farmers and Ranchers.," Trump wrote on Truth Social.
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