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JPMorgan warns fertilizer shortages, El Nino could push food inflation to 5% by 2027

JPMorgan Chase has warned that global food inflation could climb to around 5% in the first half of 2027, nearly double the 2.8% rate recorded in the first half of 2026, as fertilizer supply disruptions from the Strait of Hormuz,…

Fertiglobe doubles revenue as it trucks fertilizer past Hormuz blockade

Fertiglobe, one of the world's largest nitrogen fertilizer exporters, is expanding its use of overland truck and rail routes to ship products out of the UAE, as the company seeks to reduce its dependence on the Strait of Hormuz amid…

WTO warns Iran war has severely disrupted fertilizer trade

The World Trade Organization warned on Thursday that trade in urea and phosphate fertilizers has been "severely disrupted" by the conflict in the Persian Gulf, publishing new data showing the extent to which the Iran war has constrained global agricultural…

Super El Nino and fertilizer crisis fuel global food inflation fears

A convergence of extreme weather and war-driven supply disruptions is raising alarms among economists and strategists who warn that global food prices could spike sharply through 2027. The Japan Meteorological Agency formally declared the onset of El Niño in early…