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Well, 20.8% of goal potash production comes from Russia and another 18% from Belarus. It's a key ingredients in making fertilizer. There is your single cause.

• Scoundreller 4y ago
  Have they stopped producing? Don’t think any of the big buyers are resisting purchase from those two countries.
  • HDThoreaun 4y ago
    They've stopped exporting to western countries.
    • Scoundreller 4y ago
      After the US (which I’m assuming imports from Canada, the largest exporter), the next 6 largest importers aren’t western countries (if you exclude Brazil in that): https://www.nationmaster.com/nmx/ranking/potash-fertilizer-imports https://www.nationmaster.com/nmx/ranking/potash-fertilizer-i... https://www.nrcan.gc.ca/our-natural-resources/minerals-mining/minerals-metals-facts/potash-facts/20521 https://www.nrcan.gc.ca/our-natural-resources/minerals-minin... The biggest issue is that Belarus has restricted access to euro seaports, but Belarus and Russia have extensive rail networks.
      • sudosysgen 4y ago
        Reduced supply to Western countries would still push prices way up.