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A sustained disruption of traffic through Hormuz would not simply constitute an energy crisis. It would also represent a fertiliser shock (where prices go up dramatically and supply goes down) – and, by extension, a direct risk to global food security.

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[–] Samskara@sh.itjust.works 3 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

No major country can feed its population without artificial fertilizer.

[–] Aceticon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 10 hours ago

True.

The US is just even worse off in that regard because of the very high dependency (what I read in the Omnivore's Dilema was over 70%) of its food supply on hybrid corn.