{"id":2666683,"date":"2026-09-21T17:03:02","date_gmt":"2026-09-21T21:03:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-announces-massive-deal-to-replace-crucial-import-from-canada-at-substantially-lower-price-is-in-the-works\/"},"modified":"2026-09-21T17:04:23","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T21:04:23","slug":"trump-announces-massive-deal-to-replace-crucial-import-from-canada-at-substantially-lower-price-is-in-the-works","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-announces-massive-deal-to-replace-crucial-import-from-canada-at-substantially-lower-price-is-in-the-works\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Announces &#8216;Massive Deal&#8217; to Replace Crucial Import from Canada at &#8216;Substantially&#8217; Lower Price Is in the Works"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-announces-massive-deal-to-replace-crucial-import-from-canada-at-substantially-lower-price-is-in-the-works%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2666683&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>President Donald Trump announced plans to counter Canada&#8217;s dominance in the potash market by negotiating a deal to purchase potash from Belarus at lower prices, benefiting U.S.farmers and reducing reliance on Canadian imports, which make up about 80% of U.S. potash supplies. This move was in response to ongoing trade tensions, with Trump imposing tariffs on Canadian goods after trade talks with Canada failed. Trump accused Canada of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-releases-list-of-president-trumps-accomplishments-and-it-is-historic\/\" title=\"White House Releases List of President ...\u2019s Accomplishments \u2013  And It Is Historic!\">unfair trade practices<\/a>, including high tariffs on U.S. agricultural products and an overall trade deficit. Canadian fertilizer companies experienced stock declines amid these developments, and Canada responded with its own tariffs on U.S. products. Trump emphasized that Canada relies heavily on the U.S. for trade, while the U.S. could easily source potash elsewhere, framing the strategy as a way to address long-standing unfair trading practices.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump announced Monday that he has found another way to fight back against Canada in the current trade war.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe United States is working on a massive Deal with respect to the purchase of Potash from Belarus,\u201d Trump posted on <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/117309573610238654\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe pricing would be for substantially less than we are currently paying to Canada, very good news for our Farmers and Ranchers,\u201d Trump wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Canada provides about 80 percent of America\u2019s potash imports, amounting to about $5.2 billion, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/news\/2026\/sep\/21\/trump-strikes-back-canada-potential-belarus-fertilizer-deal\/?srsltid=AU7gw4UNHhATOOZ0aF3rjhB0DiJ1IHJdMQicZl2Ns9kNm_GN1eEszuMJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Washington Times<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\ud83d\udea8 BREAKING: President Trump announces a huge plan to CIRCUMVENT relying on Canada for Potash, crucial for American farmers, by forming a new deal to purchase it from BELARUS instead<\/p>\n<p>And it would be CHEAPER, too \ud83d\udd25<\/p>\n<p>Canada is cooked!<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe United States is working on a massive\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6mi9T8vut4\">pic.twitter.com\/6mi9T8vut4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/EricLDaugh\/status\/2102048098939801717?\">September 21, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Canadian fertilizer companies felt the heat immediately as Mosaic Co. experienced a 5 percent drop in its stock price, while other companies saw smaller declines.<\/p>\n<p>Belarus was long the target of U.S. sanctions, but Trump lifted sanctions on two companies after several political prisoners were freed.<\/p>\n<p>Although at one point over the summer, Trump expressed optimism that trade talks with Canada would produce a positive result, after they broke down, Trump put 50 percent tariffs on multiple Canadian products.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">A huge blow to Saskatchewan.<\/p>\n<p>Trump is now going to Belarus for cheaper potash instead of Canada.<\/p>\n<p>This is what happens when the Western provinces are tied to a corrupt Liberal government in Ottawa that is willing to sacrifice our prosperity and a trade deal with our largest\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GPxIYTdA2D\">pic.twitter.com\/GPxIYTdA2D<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rise Of Alberta (@RiseOfAlberta) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RiseOfAlberta\/status\/2102058899407024421?\">September 21, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Canada fired back with tariffs on U.S. products, leading Trump to add more tariffs on select Canadian products.<\/p>\n<p>Trump has framed his showdown with Canada as an attempt to rectify past abuses.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCanada has been ripping off the United States of America for years,\u201d Trump wrote in August on <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/117150758113256193\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cTheir ridiculously high tariffs on our Farmers and farm products has made life impossible for these great American Patriots, and has long created a 60 Billion Dollar Deficit between our two Countries,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">If we can get the same stuff cheaper somewhere else, then go get the better deal.<\/p>\n<p>Why keep overpaying Canada if we don\u2019t have to? Save the money, help the farmers, and move on. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rd6eiYCqlg\">pic.twitter.com\/rd6eiYCqlg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Gunther Eagleman\u2122 (@GuntherEagleman) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/GuntherEagleman\/status\/2102062724918251549?\">September 21, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Trump called the imbalance \u201c Not sustainable, and NOT ANYMORE!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCanada will be treated like a State no longer! On Trade, and in other ways, also, they are among the worst Nations in the World to deal with. 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