About one-third of the world’s fertilizer ingredients — key inputs farmers rely on to grow the crops that become everyday food items — transit through the Strait of Hormuz, a critical shipping chokepoint along Iran’s southern coast. “A less well-recognized risk is the threat the conflict poses to the global food supply chain, which depends on exports coming through the region,” Joe Brusuelas, chief economist at RSM, wrote in a recent client note. Countries exposed to disruptions in the region because of the war — including Egypt, Iran, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates — account for about 49% of global urea exports, and roughly 30% of ammonia exports, according to the American Farm Bureau Federation.
Author: Allie Canal
Published at: 2026-03-13 22:10:11
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