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Mar 25, 2026
Top WTO official sounds fertiliser warning over Middle East war
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Disruptions to fertiliser supplies caused by the Middle East war pose a double threat to global food security through scarcity and high prices, a top World Trade Organization official has warned.Iran has virtually shut the Strait of Hormuz, choking a vital transit route for oil and gas -- as well as fertilisers.A third of the world's fertilisers normally transit the strait, and the disruption has prompted multiple warnings about the impact on food production.
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