Sputnik
The closure of the Strait of Hormuz has stopped a major part of global fertilizer exports, which could disrupt harvests and cause a food crisis.
Persian Gulf countries account for 38% of global nitrate fertilizer exports and 20% of phosphate fertilizer exports. Since the conflict began, nitrate fertilizer prices have risen by 30%.
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Some of this may be good for our health in the long run, as growing organic food may become the norm. Although there may be a few problems, as the world's population before fertilizer was around 2 billion.
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