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September 21, Pozirk<\/em>.<\/strong> The United States is working on a massive deal with respect to the purchase of potash from Belarus, US President Donald Trump wrote on Truth Social on September 21.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe pricing would be for substantially less than we are currently paying to Canada, very good news for our Farmers and Ranchers,\u201d the post<\/a> says. \u201cThank you for your attention to this matter! President DONALD J. TRUMP.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While meeting with U\u0142adzimir Ar\u0142o\u016dski, head of the State Customs Committee, earlier on Monday, Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka said that Belarus cannot supply large volumes of potash fertilizers to the United States because its output has already been pledged to other countries under contracts for 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cEven if we wanted to supply [potash] to other, western markets, we simply don\u2019t have those volumes as everything is already reserved,\u201d his press office quoted him as saying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to Ar\u0142o\u016dski, eastern countries, most notably Russia and China, currently account for 85 percent of Belarusian exports and imports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Minsk and Washington have been discussing possible potash exports to the United States as part of their talks that have resulted in the release of hundreds of Belarusian political prisoners and the removal of some US sanctions against Belarus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On September 16, Minsk freed 25 political prisoners following a meeting between \u0141uka\u0161enka and John Coale, the US special envoy for Belarus, in exchange for Washington lifting sanctions on Belarusian Timber, Woodworking, Pulp and Paper Industry Concern (Biellespapierapram) and AAT \u0141akafarba, a state-owned producer of paints and varnishes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Coale had reportedly hoped to secure the release of 200 to 300 political prisoners, while \u0141uka\u0161enka said that he was open to both \u201csmall and grand bargains\u201d with the US president, including agreements on shipments of Belarusian potash fertilizers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During his previous visit to Minsk, which took place in March, Coale negotiated the release of 250 political prisoners. Fifteen were taken out of the country, while the rest were allowed to stay in Belarus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u0141uka\u0161enka: Belarus has little potash available for US this year<\/h3>\n
September 21, Pozirk. Belarus cannot supply large volumes of potash fertilizers to the United States because its entire 2026 output is already committed under contracts with other countries, Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka has said. \u201cEven if we wanted to supply other Western …<\/div>\n \n