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A global food emergency: Why the closed Strait of Hormuz puts half the world’s calories at risk

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A global food emergency: Why the closed Strait of Hormuz puts half the world’s calories at risk
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The global energy crisis caused by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz is only the beginning of the economic cost of the war with Iran.



I study how institutions affect businesses and supply chains, and I expect food prices to rise next, with high prices lasting even after whatever point hostilities end.



Along with about 20% of the world’s crude oil trade and a similar share of the world’s liquefied natural gas shipments, shipping traffic through the strait also carries roughly a third of i

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