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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Heather Stewart

Energy shock talk grabs headlines but the Iran war is also driving the world towards a food crisis

Crates of avocados.
Crates of avocados. Small-scale food producers are having to accept much lower prices or are failing to find markets at all. Photograph: Francisco Guasco/EPA

It is peak harvesting season for avocados in the lush southern highlands of Tanzania but growers are racing against time to find buyers for the precious green fruits before they become overripe.

Donald Trump’s disastrous Middle East war is being felt in the world’s energy markets but oil and gas are not the only products that transit through the maritime choke point of the strait of Hormuz. The conflict is also hitting supply chains elsewhere.

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