{
  "id": 8992905,
  "title": "Belarus says no potash left after Trump claims massive deal for fertilizer",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/belarus-says-no-potash-left-after-trump-claims-massive-deal-for",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-21T19:44:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
    "slug": "the-hill",
    "url": "https://thehill.com/policy/international/6102469-trump-lukashenko-potash-deal-clash/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "US President Donald Trump announced that the US is working on a deal to buy potash fertilizer from Belarus at a lower price than what it currently pays Canada. According to CBC News, Trump said the US is working on a deal to purchase potash from Belarus for less than what the US currently pays to Canada.\n\nHowever, Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko stated that there are no available volumes of potash fertilizer to send to the US. As per Meduza (English), Lukashenko said that even if Belarus regained full access to Western markets, it still could not supply them because all its potash was already under contract.\n\nThe US relies heavily on imports for its potash fertilizer, with Canada supplying almost 80% of those imports and Russia another 12%. Belarus is one of the world's largest potash fertilizer producers, alongside Canada, Russia, and China. Sanctions have restricted Belarus's access to Western markets due to the country's crackdown on protests and its role in Russia's war against Ukraine.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 5,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Meduza (English)",
        "title": "Trump says U.S. is working on ‘major deal’ to replace Canadian potash with Belarusian supplies, but President Alexander Lukashenko says Minsk has none to spare",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/trump-says-u-s-is-working-on-major-deal-to-replace-canadian-potash",
        "published": "2026-09-21T19:23:59.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBC News",
        "title": "Trump says U.S. working on deal to buy potash from Belarus instead of Canada",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/trump-says-u-s-working-on-deal-to-buy-potash-from-belarus-instead-of",
        "published": "2026-09-21T19:33:06.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "National Post",
        "title": "Trump says potash deal with Belarus in works amid trade war with Canada",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/trump-says-potash-deal-with-belarus-in-works-amid-trade-war-with",
        "published": "2026-09-21T19:49:25.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Fortune",
        "title": "If a president speaks, but TV crews aren’t there to capture audio, does he make a sound? Networks keep cameras away after Trump bans CNN",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/if-a-president-speaks-but-tv-crews-arent-there-to-capture-audio-does",
        "published": "2026-09-21T21:16:04.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}