Trickle-down impacts of Middle East war, from pistachios, to copper, to leather

Workers transfer bags of imported solid sulphur onto a truck in a port in Nanjing, eastern China. The closure of the Strait of Hormuz has hit global supplies of sulphur, which are critical for refining copper, nickel, and cobalt. © Chinatopix via AP

As oil prices surge and key shipping routes close because of the war in the Middle East, the downstream effects are impacting different markets around the world, from pistachios and bananas to luxury leather goods, as industries are being forced to adapt to disrupted supply chains and increased costs.

Pistachios from Iran