Very critical, and for a number of reasons, first of all, because the Gulf is responsible for production of a significant amount of major fertilizer types, exporting -- being the top exporter of some major types of nitrogen fertilizer and phosphate fertilizer. When you look at the countries that were importers of the products that I mentioned, the final fertilizer products and the inputs to fertilizers, those include some of the world's major agricultural producers and exporters. The World Food Program of the U.N. expects that the impact of high energy prices alone will increase the number of people experiencing acute food insecurity by up to 45 million, depending on the duration of the war.
Author: Geoff Bennett, Jackson Hudgins
Published at: 2026-04-06 22:30:49
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