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A Closed Strait of Hormuz Risks a Global Food Security Crisis
War on the Rocks — 2026-04-13T07:30:12+00:00
The war in Iran has done more than rattle energy markets. It has exposed an ordinary farm input as a strategic commodity. Urea is a concentrated, easy-to-transport nitrogen fertilizer that increases the yields of many crops, especially staple grains like corn, rice, and wheat. These small white pell...
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