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UN Agency Reports Fertilizer Shortage Risks Global Food Crisis
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations stated that the war in Iran is restricting fertilizer supplies. Chief Economist Maximo Torero said a severe global food crisis could occur within a year.
May 23, 5:30 PM·1m read1 source
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The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations reported that the war in Iran is restricting global fertilizer supplies. Maximo Torero, Chief Economist at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, stated that these restrictions could trigger a severe global food crisis within a year.
The agency linked the supply constraints directly to ongoing conflict in Iran, which produces and exports key fertilizer components.
Torero said reduced fertilizer availability would affect crop yields in multiple regions that depend on imported inputs. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations did not provide specific production or price figures in the statement. No timeline for resolution of the supply constraints was given.
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