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Belarusian potash supplies to China continued to grow in value in August. This is indicated by Chinese customs statistics for the first eight months of the year.
In January-August, China imported nearly 2.58 million tonnes of Belarusian potassium chloride (commodity code 31042090), 74.9% more than in the same period last year. In value terms, supplies increased 2.2-fold to $903.7 million.
In August this year, China imported 278,100 tonnes of potassium chloride from Belarus worth $93.85 million. Imports in volume terms increased 5.6-fold compared with the same month last year, while in value terms they rose 5.2-fold.
The average import price from Belarus in January-August 2026 was nearly $350 per tonne, compared with about $279 per tonne last year. At the same time, the average import price in August 2026 was about $337 per tonne, compared with nearly $360 per tonne a year earlier.
In total, China imported 11.42 million tonnes of potassium chloride in January-August, 51% more than in the same period last year. In value terms, imports increased 84.6% to $4.03 billion.
In August, China purchased 1.35 million tonnes of potassium chloride, 79.1% more than a year earlier. In value terms, imports increased 85.8% to $475.54 million.
Imports of all potash fertilizers into China (commodity code 3104) increased 82% in value terms in August to $482.4 million, while over the first eight months they rose 84% to $4.12 billion. Russia remained the largest supplier of potash fertilizers over the eight-month period. Imports from Russia increased 62% to $1.35 billion, from Laos 2.1-fold to $759.7 million, from Canada 75.1% to $678.55 million, and from Israel 62.5% to $190.5 million.
According to Chinese customs statistics, the total value of imports of goods from Belarus increased 38.2% over the first eight months to $1.435 billion. Potash fertilizers accounted for 63% of China’s imports from Belarus.