U.S. President Donald Trump says he is working on a “massive deal” to purchase 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,” he posted to Truth Social on Monday.
Canada is the leading exporter of potash, shipping about 22.9 million tonnes in 2024, accounting for over 39 per cent of global exports according to the Government of Canada.
The leading destination of Canadian exports of potash is the United States. The U.S. imports nearly 85 per cent of its potash from Canada.
Belarus ranks third in potash production behind Russia and Canada.
Every time I see the word “potash” as a non-native English speaker, it trips me up immediately thinking its some slang for potato but pronounced like moustache.
Gimme some potash for ma stew!
But the German term Pottasche is almost the same, just rarely used anymore.
in finnish we have “potaska” which also means “nonsense”
like this from trump would be considered “potaska” as he “changed his mind” very shortly after