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How the Iran war threatens global food supply

About a third of all fertilizer shipped globally passes through the Strait of Hormuz. Now shipping is all-but stopped through the Strait and this could have repercussions for the global food supply.

How the Iran war threatens global food supply
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About a third of all fertilizer shipped globally passes through the Strait of Hormuz. Now shipping is all-but stopped through the Strait and this could have repercussions for the global food supply.

(Image credit: Narinder Nanu/AFP)

Originally published at NPR World

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