https://www.lewrockwell.com/2026/04/no_author/iran-war-sleepwalking-into-starvation/

By Kurt Nimmo
Another Day in the Empire
April 18, 2026

According to Oxford Economics, an independent economic advisory firm, in late March the price of the two main fertilizer ingredients, ammonia and urea, spiked 20% and 50% respectively in response to disruptions in the Persian Gulf.

Now that Iran has established a blockade and tolling system in the Strait of Hormuz in response to the United States and Israel attacking the country, large amounts of urea, ammonia, phosphates, and sulfur, critical components for fertilizer, are locked out of agricultural supply chains.

While the blockade is not an issue for Russia, the world’s largest exporter of urea, it is a significant issue for Qatar, Oman, and Saudi Arabia, Persian Gulf states currently prevented from exporting urea to market. India, Brazil, and the US are dependent on urea from the Gulf, while China, India, and the US depend on sulfur and ammonia exports from the region.