War in Iran Is Creating a Fertilizer Crisis Like Never Before
A current geopolitical conflict involving Iran, Israel, and the U.S. is disrupting fertilizer supply chains at a critical time for global agriculture, with prices for urea surging 25% amid the spring planting season. This crisis echoes past shocks from the Ukraine war and Chinese export b
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