fertilizers

European gas posts strongest weekly rally on Hormuz deadlock

European natural gas benchmarks are heading for their sharpest weekly gains since late July, snapping a two-week losing streak as the diplomatic deadlock over the Strait of Hormuz shows no sign of resolution and winter supply fears intensify across the…

Crop prices hit three-year high as Hormuz and Black Sea crises collide

Global crop prices have reached their highest level in three years as the ongoing closure of the Strait of Hormuz blockades an estimated 3.9 million tonnes of Middle East urea exports, compounding pressure from renewed Black Sea conflict and heat…

WTO report finds Gulf conflict severely disrupted fertilizer trade

The World Trade Organization has released a new report finding that the Persian Gulf conflict has "severely disrupted" global trade in urea and phosphate fertilizers, raising alarm over food security as major agricultural nations face supply shortfalls heading into critical…