Oil and natural gas are used for transportation, a key component of the price of the food you buy. Natural gas is used to produce fertilizer, a key input into food costs, and one that can dramatically ...

The world is in crisis right now, but the summer is shaping up to be much worse—for reasons beyond every country’s control, including America’s. And then, in a couple of months, we’ll likely have El ...

About a third of the world’s fertilizer supply passes through the Strait of Hormuz, and its effective closure is causing shortages and price spikes for fertilizer during the crucial spring planting ...

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said a large swath of the country’s farmers will be unaffected this planting season, despite the rising fertilizer costs stemming from the Iran war. “The good news ...

When the weather warms up, homeowners who have visions of lush lawns in their heads may be going to their neighborhood garden centers to stock up on fertilizer, but Maryland’s Department of ...

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The energy and fertilizer market disruptions resulting from the Iran war are threatening agriculture markets and food prices around the world. How could these market shocks affect food systems? What ...

As the U.S. and Israel’s war against Iran enters its second month, Iran has found a new way to hold leverage over the world economy: closing and opening the Strait of Hormuz at will. Iran’s ability to ...

For all the attention oil has received in this latest round of geopolitical stress, it was not the only market that moved with urgency. As tensions between Iran and the United States intensified and ...

The trade of global fertilizer and ammonia faces intense pressure due to the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz as diplomatic talks between the US and Iran remain uncertain. Rystad Energy’s ...

HANOI, Vietnam — Farmers around the world are feeling the squeeze of the Iran war. Gas prices have shot up and fertilizer supplies are waning due to Tehran’s near shutdown of the Strait of Hormuz in ...

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