Iran conflict squeezes Asia's farmers, risking global harvests
TL;DR
Surging costs for fuel, fertilizer, and plastics driven by the war against Iran are forcing Asian farmers to scale back or delay planting; in central Thailand, a farmer says planting would cost about $33,000 while the expected selling price would be around $22,000, illustrating how the conflict could shrink harvests and threaten global food supplies.
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- Iran war is crushing Asia’s farmers, threatening global food supply The Washington Post
- Steep fertilizer and fuel prices could squeeze US farmers for months to come, economists warn WPR
- Fertiliser shortages to have dramatic effect on food prices, says Duke of Westminster’s firm The Guardian
- The War in Iran is Making Coffee Production More Expensive Daily Coffee News by Roast Magazine
- The Iran war’s unexpected victims: American farmers MS NOW
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