A sustained disruption of traffic through Hormuz would not simply constitute an energy crisis. It would also represent a fertiliser shock (where prices go up dramatically and supply goes down) – and, by extension, a direct risk to global food security.

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How the Iran war could create a ‘fertiliser shock’ – an often ignored global risk to food prices and farming
https://theconversation.com/how-the-iran-war-could-create-a-fertiliser-shock-an-often-ignored-global-risk-to-food-prices-and-farming-277552

How the Iran war could create a ‘fertiliser shock’ – an often ignored global risk to food prices and farming

Without this form of fertiliser, crops will not produce yields on which the world’s population depends, leaving people starving.

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