Belarus Says It Has No Potash to Spare for Trump's 'Massive Deal'
Trump touted a cut-price Belarusian potash deal to undercut Canada; Lukashenko says Belarus has no volumes left to sell.
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What to know
- Trump announced a 'massive' potash deal with Belarus at prices 'substantially less' than Canada, but Lukashenko said within hours Belarus has no spare volumes to sell.
- Canada supplied 79% of US potash imports in 2024 versus 4% from Belarus, raising questions about whether Belarus can meaningfully replace Canadian supply.
- The move comes as Washington quietly warms relations with Minsk (recent prisoner releases, eased sanctions) despite Belarus's role backing Russia's invasion of Ukraine and its own political repression.
- Exiled opposition leader Tsikhanouskaya and commentators warn that any deal channels revenue to Lukashenko's regime and, by extension, Russia.
The dispute Whether the announced deal is a genuine negotiation that Belarus is simply downplaying for leverage, or a fabrication/political stunt with no real supply behind it. · positions read across 81 posts and comments
The 'deal' appears fabricated or exaggerated since Belarus itself denies knowledge of adequate supply.
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“How many times does this make where he says something, and the nation he's supposedly negotiated a deal with says it knows nothing about it, and has nothing to do with any of it, and has no idea who he's been talking to?”
Sabbathius · Reddit ↗
The economics don't work: Belarus lacks the production capacity and shipping would cost more than Canadian supply.
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“What I'm saying is Belarus can only produce so much. They're likely at their maximum capacity and selling all they can produce.”
Therealblackhous3 · Reddit ↗
This is really Russian potash being laundered through Belarus to evade sanctions.
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“Does Belarus produce enough of the stuff? Nah, it's going to be Russian potash with a "made in Belarus" sticker slapped onto each package.”
Rannasha · Reddit ↗
Pursuing a deal with Lukashenko's regime is morally indefensible given its ties to Russia and record of repression.
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“Trump is Putin's slave.”
michaelmackay.bsky.social · Bluesky ↗
Donald Trump US President
Alexander Lukashenko President of BelarusSviatlana Tsikhanouskaya Exiled Belarusian opposition leaderCanada Top US potash supplier (79% of 2024 imports)
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Reporting questions whether Belarus can replace Canada
Follow-up coverage from the Kyiv Independent and RFE/RL examined Belarus's production capacity and sanctions exposure, concluding Lukashenko's denial undercuts Trump's stated plan to substitute Belarusian supply for Canada's, which provided 79% of US potash imports in 2024 versus 4% from Belarus.
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first by RFE/RL, 1d ago
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⚡️Lukashenko dampens Trump's hopes for Belarusian potash. “Even if we wanted to supply (potash) to Western markets, we simply do not have those volumes — everything is contracted," Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko said.
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NEW #TRUMP LIE TO #FARMERS Belarus made a demand for $40 Million USD Trump then says he plans on getting Potash from #Belarus. Research how Belarus will get that product to the USA @stephruhle.bsky.social @cnbc.com @financialtimes.com @theguardian.com @velshi.com
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Trump claimed the US was going to replace Canada's potash with Belarus (Russia's proxy dictatorship) as an attempt to pressure Canada into a shitty deal. Except Belarus has no Potash left because China said "bet, I'll buy it all" and now the US has to crawl back to Canada under Canadas terms. Maximum Overbusiness Handshake
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Trump says US will keep buying Canadian potash too
Trump clarified that the US would continue purchasing Canadian potash while Belarus would sell at a lower price, softening the earlier framing of Belarus replacing Canada outright.
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4 outlets first by Mastodon, 1d ago · also U.S. News & World Report, Yahoo News Singapore, Reuters · read ↗
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The # GaslighterInChief announced yesterday that he made a deal with # Belarus to get # PotAsh fertilizer from them instead of # Canada . Belarus responds, "Huh? What deal? We don't have enough PotAsh to spare." He just makes crap up b/c he knows his # cult will swallow it. https:// thehill.com/policy/internation…
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Lol don't worry he can't cheat his way to a good midterms. This is going to be a historic reckoning. The midterms will be as historic as his election victory was and the Republicans will lose everything.
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https://www. theguardian.com/world/2026/sep /22/trump-seeks-massive-belarus-fertiliser-deal-amid-canada-trade-war . # Trump wants a "massive" # fertiliser # deal with # Belarus ? He obviously doesn't care that Belarus is an # ally of # Russia , an # enemy of # Ukraine , a # dictatorship , a # humanrights nightmare, & a site for # Russian # nuclear…
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Tsikhanouskaya calls a Lukashenko deal 'very risky'
Exiled Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya warned against trading with the Lukashenko government, arguing potash revenue funds repression and Russia's war effort, as the Guardian noted the US had recently thawed relations with Minsk and freed political prisoners.
“Our position is that it is not time to trade with the regime while all the income from potash goes to repression, goes to support of the Russian war machine…”
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Trump's statement that buying Potash from the brutal Russian-backed dictatorship of Belarus instead of Canada will save money is factually inaccurate. After transportation costs, the US would pay substantially more for Belarusian potash. And even IF pricing made sense, with
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Belarus’s authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko said Monday that there are no available volumes of fertilizer to send to the U.S. https:// thehill.com/policy/internation al/6102469-trump-lukashenko-potash-deal-clash/ # Ukraine # Russia # US # Belarus
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Devil's advocate, but the game plan seemed to be that Canada would suffer more in an economic war due to them having a smaller economy. As long as the US can outlast Canada, they would presumably be able to dictate a more one sided deal that would in the long run benefit them more.
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Commentators mock the apparent contradiction
Social media accounts and newsletters highlighted that Belarus publicly contradicted Trump within hours of his announcement, casting doubt on whether any deal exists.
“He announced a massive deal to spite Canada. Hours later, Lukashenko said every tonne is already sold as Trump hit's historic polling low of 29% approval. LOLZ.”
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9 outlets U.S. in talks to buy potash from Belarus at lower cost than what Canada charges, Trump says
first by Globe and Mail, 2d ago · also Interfax-Ukraine, Illinois, Reuters, Trump's Truth, Bloomberg, Euronews +2
10 more headlines
- Trump: US working on major deal to buy potash from Belarus Interfax-Ukraine · 2d ago
- Trump Says US Working to Buy Cheaper Potash from Belarus Illinois · 2d ago
- Trump says US is working on deal to purchase potash from Belarus Reuters · 2d ago
- The United States is working on a massive Deal with respect to the purchase of Potash from Belarus. … Trump's Truth · 2d ago
- Trump: US Working on Deal to Purchase Potash From Belarus NewsMax.com · 2d ago
- Trump Says Potash Deal With Belarus in Works Amid Canada Fight Bloomberg · 2d ago
- Trump promotes 'massive' Belarus potash deal to undercut Canada Mastodon · 2d ago
- Fertilizer Stocks Tumble As Trump Says "Working On Massive" Belarus Potash Deal ZeroHedge · 2d ago
- US preparing 'massive' potash deal with Belarus, Trump says Kyiv Independent · 2d ago
- BREAKING: Trump Tried to Punish Canada With Belarus Potash. Belarus Says It Doesn't Have Any. Mastodon · 2d ago
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Trump imposed unjustified tariffs on potash from U.S. ally Canada – which sent fertilizer prices through the roof for American farmers. Trump claims he will buy potash from Belarus – which is an integral part of the russian terrorist state and an enemy of the United States. Trump is Putin's slave.
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The Donald Trump: The U.S. is working on a “major deal” to buy Belarusian potash! Eat shit, Canada! Lukashenko, hours earlier: Belarus has no potash to spare for Western markets, “even if we wanted to.” https:// news.zerkalo.io/economics/1368 81.html
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Considering I literally work in one of the largest potash mines in the world, I'm well aware of the distribution. The demand for potash keeps going up, the supply hasn't for a long time. BHP should be producing steady in a couple years but that's the biggest increase we've seen in a long time. What I'm saying is Belarus can only produce so much…
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Lukashenko says Belarus has no potash left to sell
Hours after Trump's announcement, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said his country cannot supply potash to the US because its entire output is already committed elsewhere.
“Even if we wanted to supply somewhere else, Western markets, we just don't have those volumes, everything has…”
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first by The Kyiv Independent, 1d ago · also Kyiv Independent
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Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko says Belarus cannot supply potash to the United States under Donald Trump's proposed "deal" with Belarus. Lukashenko said today, "Even if we wanted to supply somewhere else, Western markets, we just don't have those volumes, everything has
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I mean its easy he doesn't give a fuck how costly that'll be. Only that the money goes to his handler Putin through Belarus proxy government. He doesnt give the slightest shit about you. Dude got filtht rich through single cell organism worshipping him to " own the libs"
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WHAT THE FUCK AMERICA? WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK? https://www. euronews.com/2026/09/21/trump- promotes-massive-belarus-potash-deal-to-undercut-canada . This is UTTERLY reckless and puts all of Europe in danger. What the fuck.
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Trump announces 'massive' potash deal with Belarus
Trump posted on Truth Social that the US is working on a large purchase of Belarusian potash at 'substantially less' than current Canadian prices, framing it as good news for US farmers amid his tariff fight with Canada.
“The United States is working on a massive deal with respect to the purchase of 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.”
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6 outlets first by Bloomberg Politics, 1d ago · also ThePrint, Politico Europe, Politico, CTV News, Bloomberg · read ↗
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3 outlets first by theguardian.com, 1d ago · also Guardian, Agence France-Presse · read ↗
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Trump says he wants potash from Belarus instead of Canada
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A few things. 1. One thing for him to blather about a deal, but until the other side confirms I consider it a lot of hot air. 2. What does he consider 'massive deal'. 3. What does he consider 'substantially less'. 4. Isn't Belarus and their potash industry under sanctions? So how is it going to be shipped if not via Lithuania, Poland or Ukraine as…
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BREAKING: President Trump says the US is working on a "massive deal" to purchase potash from Belarus for "substantially less" than the US is currently paying Canada.
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Also covered reported alongside — the timeline has no entry for these yet
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first by Meduza EN, 2d ago · also Meduza
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first by Trump Truth Social, 2d ago · also Anadolu Agency
1 more headline
- Trump says US working on 'massive' potash deal with Belarus at lower prices than Canada Anadolu Agency · 2d ago
What people are saying 10 voices from 3 sites · best of 81 · verbatim
- Is Belarus's potash under sanctions, and if so how would it physically be shipped without routing through Russia?
- Does Belarus actually have any spare production capacity beyond what it already sells to other markets?
- Is the announced deal even confirmed by Belarus, or only asserted by Trump?
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Do you think people and companies who in the past have panicked and acquiesced to his ridiculous demands are now slapping themselves on the forehead when they realize that if they had just waited he would have chickened out? This guy has made his entire living by making big empty threats and seeing who caves.
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They're already there. They presently think Putin is the good guy, that Russian values are superior to America values, and that Trump should be their Forever President. I mean they've been openly saying these things for months now. They're not hiding this or hinting at it.
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Trump makes up his next lie in one of his 3 am Truth Social midnight rants, press media "oh, there must have been a miscommunication". The Hill calling Lukashenka Europe‘s Last Dictator while Putin fakes his next elections and rolls over Ukraine. That is not normal. None of it.
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⚡ NEWS Trump Pursues Belarus Fertilizer Deal Amid Canada Trade Dispute President Trump announced negotiations for a 'massive' potash purchase from Belarus, citing significantly lower prices than current Canadian suppliers. This move pivots US agricultural supply chains away from ally Canada during an escalating trade war, while... 📰 https://www…
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President Donald Trump said on Monday that Washington is working on a deal to purchase potash from Belarus for less than what the US currently pays to Canada. https://www. reuters.com/world/americas/tru mp-says-us-is-working-deal-purchase-potash-belarus-2026-09-21/ # Ukraine # Russia # US # Belarus
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And you let him, my American friends. No reason to complain, you stand by since two years. We will watch you stand by as he manipulates the Midterms. And then when Democrats still win the Senate and the House and he doesn't care about their decisions you will still stand by. You seem to want it this way, just want to look better by complaining…
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RE: https:// flipboard.social/@NewsDesk/117 311092801105574 Update: Shortly after Trump announced this deal, Belarus’s authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko said that the country has no potash to send to the U.S. https:// flip.it/0jws7w # TrumpAdministration # Canada # Belarus
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“ # Trump Tried to Punish # Canada With a Gleeful Announcement He Won’t Need Canadian # Potash for Fertilizer Anymore. He would buy from Russian-ally Belarus’ Potash! But… Hours Later # Belarus Said It Doesn't Have Any To Sell. “ https:// deanblundell.substack.com/p/br eaking-trump-tried-to-punish-canada
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It will never not make me mad that every time the press talks about Trump, whether they're considered friendly to him or otherwise, they always use words like "deal" as if he's some master businessman. We all know he is not that. Stop propping up the idea that he is.
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🇺🇸🇧🇾 Trump just floated a major potash deal with Belarus. He said the U.S. is working on a large purchase that would come in substantially cheaper than what American farmers currently pay Canada. The goal is straightforward: lower fertilizer costs for U.S. agriculture. Potash