AI6YR BenMar 5

The Guardian: ‘A big burden for farmers’: Gulf shipping crisis threatens food price shock

Iranian blockade of the strategic strait of Hormuz is hitting global fertiliser supply chain

"...Between a quarter and a third of the global trade in the raw materials for fertiliser passes through the strait, as well as a fifth of seaborne crude oil and gas.

The de facto closure of the strait is affecting the transport of ammonia and nitrogen, which are key ingredients in many synthetic fertiliser products...."

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/mar/05/big-burden-for-farmers-gulf-shipping-crisis-threatens-food-price-shock

#inflation #foodsupply #foodsecurity #fertilizer

‘A big burden for farmers’: Gulf shipping crisis threatens food price shock

Iranian blockade of the strategic strait of Hormuz is hitting global fertiliser supply chain

The Guardian
Show threadAI6YR BenMar 5
*** I wonder where I can get some cheap nitrogen for my garden. 🤪
Show threadSara

@ai6yr where can we get ammonia and nitrogen

it's a mystery

Mar 5 at 6:37amWeb
Show threadCavedale RhônesMar 5
@sarae @ai6yr
Show threadMsMeropeMar 5
@CavedaleRhones @sarae @ai6yr
Those aren’t puppies… ☹️
Show threadCavedale RhônesMar 5
@MsMerope @sarae @ai6yr True. Our pregnant mom is talented but she can’t lay eggs.