Trump Found a Way to Replace Canada — And It Could Cost Us Billions

Tap The Maple | Bakes On Things · Sep 23, 2026 · 28m

Donald Trump may have found a way to weaken one of Canada’s strongest remaining trade advantages: potash.

Canada currently supplies roughly 80% of the potash imported by the United States and produces nearly one-third of the world’s supply. That gives Saskatchewan enormous economic importance—and gives Canada something Washington genuinely needs.

But Belarus was once responsible for roughly one-sixth of global potash production. If Trump restores Belarusian access to American or global markets, Canada could face a powerful new competitor, lower prices, lost sales and declining Saskatchewan…