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„Across South-east Asia, tens of millions of smallholders are struggling to find affordable crop nutrients as well as the diesel needed to run tractors, irrigation pumps and rice planters. In Thailand, some farmers are leaving the crop in the ground as it’s too expensive to harvest.“
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https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/international/asean/fuel-shortages-iran-war-threaten-asias-biggest-food-staple

Fuel shortages from Iran war threaten Asia’s biggest food staple
The near-closure of the Strait of Hormuz has choked a vital route for fertiliser and fuel deliveries Read more at The Business Times.
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„The intensifying conflict in the Persian Gulf “has triggered one of the most rapid and severe disruptions to global commodity flows in recent times,” the Chief Economist with the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said on Thursday.“
https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/03/1167205
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Persian Gulf crisis impacting food security, FAO warns
The intensifying conflict in the Persian Gulf “has triggered one of the most rapid and severe disruptions to global commodity flows in recent times,” the Chief Economist with the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said on Thursday.
UN News