"Every piece of crisis infrastructure is built to protect the commodity that markets understand and value more. Fertilizer, the commodity that actually feeds people, is an afterthought."

#impeach #trump #voteblue #nokings

(#Vox is paywall'd. I subscribe to them, and recommend others do so as well)

https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/483149/iran-strait-hormuz-gas-prices-oil-natural-gas-fertilizer-food?regwall-newsletter-signup=true

The pain from the Strait of Hormuz crisis will be felt far beyond the pump

The Hormuz crisis has cut off a third of global fertilizer trade. Billions of people are fed by fossil fuels — and most have no idea how fragile that chain is.

Vox