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Arable farmer Andrew Williamson in Shropshire warns fertiliser prices have surged about 50% (from ~£330 to ~£490 per tonne since July 2025) and red-diesel costs have risen similarly, heightening farm costs and threatening next year’s crops as margins shrink, with calls for fuel-price transparency as producers and consumers feel the ripple effects of energy volatility.
Yara International CEO Svein Tore Holsether warns that an extended Iran conflict could disrupt Gulf fertiliser supplies and spike gas costs, pushing up fertiliser prices and potentially cutting some crops’ yields by up to 50%, threatening global food security and hitting poorer countries hardest as Europe may outbid them in a global market.
The ongoing Iran crisis is fuelling concerns among UK farmers about rising fertiliser costs, threatening input affordability and farm profitability.
A disruption of the Strait of Hormuz could curb fertiliser (ammonia/urea) and LNG flows, triggering a global fertiliser price shock that threatens crop yields and food security for months or years as farmers face higher costs and tighter supplies.
Attacks and a near-total halt of traffic through the Strait of Hormuz threaten a large chunk of global fertiliser supplies (ammonia and nitrogen), with fertiliser costs highly tied to fossil gas. A prolonged closure could push up fertiliser prices, reduce crop yields, and lift prices for staples like bread and potatoes, impacting farmers in the UK, Europe, and North America who already face price volatility. The Gulf disruption compounds existing pressures from the Russia-Ukraine conflict, and multiple incidents near Hormuz underscore ongoing risk to shipments of energy and fertiliser inputs.