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

Modern agriculture depends on precise timing of delivering nutrients to plants and corn, wheat and rice are no exception.

09.04.2026 7

Fortune

Aya s. chacar

Hormuz closure threatens the global food supply

Price hikes at the grocery store are coming

08.04.2026 7

Salon

Aya s. chacar

Hormuz closure threatens the global food supply – why grocery price hikes are coming

Fertilizer is more expensive and in shorter supply. Without the right amounts of fertilizer at specific times, yields drop, food prices increase and...

06.04.2026 10

The Conversation

Aya s. chacar