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Warfare in the Black Sea and disrupted shipping push wheat prices higher, while fertilizer costs and farmer financing constraints threaten next year’s crops, with extreme heat and an impending El Niño adding volatility to an already fragile global food system.
The Iran conflict is disrupting Middle East shipping and driving up costs for California farmers: container rates to the region have surged (now about $7,500 per box), diesel in California averages around $7.26 a gallon, and fertilizer prices are climbing. Growers like Sequoia Nut Co. face cash-flow strain as shipments are redirected or canceled, exporting markets fade, and Ramadan demand shifts; farmers are stockpiling inputs, seeking efficiency gains, and pressing for federal relief amid preexisting tariff and weather-related pressures.