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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Joanna Partridge

‘A big burden for farmers’: Gulf shipping crisis threatens food price shock

Three tankers in the strait of Hormuz
Tankers in the strait of Hormuz, a crucial Gulf waterway that has effectively been shut since the US and Israel attacked Iran. Photograph: Amr Alfiky/Reuters

The global fertiliser supply chain could face significant disruption if the effective closure by Iran of the strait of Hormuz persists, prompting concerns from analysts about crop production and food security.

Passage through the waterway, located off Iran’s southern coast, has mostly stopped since the US and Israel launched their attacks at the weekend.

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