UN Under-Secretary-General Jorge Moreira da Silva warned that the US and Iran must agree on a UN-backed transport plan within weeks to avoid missing the current planting season. A shipment mechanism could be activated within 7 to 10 days of an agreement, and as few as five vessels a day would be sufficient to sustain supplies to countries in critical need.
Tuesday, October 20, 2026
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UN Says Hormuz Fertilizer Blockage Now Hits Harvests
Commodities6 days ago
Developing nations in Asia and Africa are seeing a drop in crop yields because shipments of essential agricultural nutrients through the Strait of Hormuz have been stalled for over six months. A United Nations agency reported that the shipping disruption is now actively hitting harvests, escalating the risk of a widespread food security crisis in the affected regions.
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