Anonymousabout 2 hours ago
The effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz since late February 2026 has disrupted 20–30% of global fertilizer exports and driven urea prices up by as much as 77%, threatening crop yields across multiple continents during a critical planting season. The World Food Programme estimates that 45 million additional people could fall into acute food insecurity if the conflict persists through mid-2026, with sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia bearing the heaviest burden as households that spend over a third of their income on food face price shocks they cannot absorb.