Belarus, Ukraine, and Russia collectively are the world's largest suppliers in the first column of fertilizer and second or more in the next columns; because of sanctions and war, global supply of potash (40% from Russia/Belarus), nitrogen, and phosphate have been severely disrupted, forcing global food producers to face shortage of the three key nutrients that allow people to grow their own food.
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Peter ZeihanEvidence Quote
“40 percent of global potash comes from Russia and Belarus...somewhere between 20 and 40 percent of all of them have been reduced out of the Russian space [21:55]”
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Geopolitical Strategist Peter Zeihan speaks in Shreveport, LA at BRF Annual Event— BRF LouisianaCreated: 8/10/2026, 11:47:03 PM
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